The Simple Pasta Jimmy Kimmel Created For His Kids Will Be A Hit With Your Family Too

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The Simple Pasta Jimmy Kimmel Created For His Kids Will Be A Hit With Your Family Too By Paige Hughes Oct. 4, 2025 3:00 pm EST

When you think of famed late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, the word "chef" may not come to mind — mistakenly so. In a YouTube video uploaded at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 , Kimmel shares with fellow quarantiners his children's favorite dish: A pasta dish he invented that's so desirable and "one of the few things [his] kids eat." Adorably named Pasta Tina after his young daughter's mispronunciation of the pasta pastina, the dish became a staple in the Kimmel household and is as nutritious as it is delicious. Kimmel has shared other cooking videos online, but Pasta Tina is what he is known for (in the culinary world,