I tried easy weeknight pasta recipes by Ina Garten and Ree Drummond. One earned a spot in my dinner rotation.

These pasta recipes from Ina Garten and Renee Drummond were unbelievably easy to make.

Erin McDowell/Business Insider I tried easy pasta recipes from Ina Garten and Ree Drummond for a weeknight dinner.

Garten's five-ingredient tomato pasta is practically no-cook.

Drummond's creamy sausage pasta is a cheesy one-pan dinner ready in just 30 minutes.

When temperatures start to drop, few things quite hit the spot like an easy pasta dinner, especially on busy workweek nights or during the back-to-school rush.

Ree Drummond, better known as The Pioneer Woman , and Ina Garten are both beloved for their approachable, comforting dishes , making their recipes ideal for a cozy meal that doesn't require hours in the kitchen.

I made one of each chef's simplest pasta recipes .

Although they used different ingredients and ultimately created very different dishes, both came together with minimal effort, simple ingredients, and required very little cleanup.

Here's how I made Ina Garten's and Ree Drummond's easy weeknight pasta recipes, and which one I'd make again.

Ina Garten's recipe required just five main ingredients.

Erin McDowell/Business Insider To make the recipe , you'll need: Ingredients ½ pound angel hair or similar Parmesan cheese 1 ½ pints cherry tomatoes 3 cloves minced garlic 9 basil leaves For seasoning, you'll need olive oil — and Garten, of course, specifies that it should be "good" — along with salt, freshly ground black pepper, and crushed red-pepper flakes.

First, I halved the tomatoes.

Erin McDowell/Business Insider Garten's recipe calls for 4 pints of cherry tomatoes to serve six people.

Since I was making a much smaller portion, I used a pint and a half instead.