Pasta e piselli alla napoletana is a simple yet delicious recipe from the Campania region. This traditional dish, midway between a minestra and a pasta asciutta, is perfect for every season. Easy to make, this classic ricetta povera (poor recipe) is an exquisite and substantial everyday dish ready in 30 minutes.
Category: Pasta
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
An all-time classic of Italian cuisine, spaghetti alla puttanesca is a delicious and easy recipe from the Campania and Lazio regions. This light, yet highly flavourful tomato sauce mixed with capers, black olives and anchovies is ridiculously simple to make and always a big hit.
Creamy Pasta Boscaiola
Pasta alla boscaiola is the perfect recipe for your cold season menu. This hearty, flavourful dish is typically made with mushrooms and sausage, or sometimes pancetta. The perfect comfort pasta dish, this creamy rigatoni alla boscaiola has shitake, oyster, chanterelle and chestnut mushrooms, but feel free to use any other fresh mushrooms such as portobello or porcini. Add some Italian sausage to the mix for a delicious feast that only takes 30 minutes to make.
Spaghetti with shrimp and cherry tomatoes
Spaghetti with shrimp and cherry tomatoes is a tasty summer dish easy to cook in just under 30 minutes. There are those who prefer to use pre-peeled shrimp to avoid having to clean them, but the secret of this pasta lies precisely in the sauce obtained with their shell. As nonna often says: “Nothing should go to waste.” If cleaning the heads disgusts you, you can use shrimps only with their tails. Even if it takes a little longer to prepare, trust me, it’s all worth it.
Lasagna Bolognese
You can’t go wrong with lasagna alla Bolognese, a traditional dish from Emilia-Romagna that includes egg pasta, creamy béchamel and Bolognese sauce. Perfect for a large dinner with family or friends, it can be conveniently prepared in advance and baked later. Although mozzarella is not included in the original recipe, cheese lovers can add some in for a gooier dish.
Minestrone Soup
What could be better than a hot bowl of delicious minestrone to warm you up during the cold winter months? Chock-full of beans and assorted veggies, this meatless meal will fill you up without weighing you down. It can be prepared with pasta or simply paired with crusty bread. No matter how you serve it, this soup will surely become a family favourite.
Pea Pesto Pasta with Egg and Cheese
Looking for a quick fix for tonight’s dinner? This easy pea pesto sauce will be ready in about the time it takes to boil some dried pasta. The key to this dish’s success is using pasta water in the pesto mix. The starch content will add a silky richness to your sauce and the addition of egg and cheese will give it an extra creamy texture, making it simply irresistible.
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