Traditional pasta e piselli dishes often involve cooking the peas until they are very soft, starting to brown and becoming quite savoury.
Getting some good browning on the cauliflower – even to the point where it looks a little burnt – is key to developing the savoury characteristics of this wonderful vegetable.
These recipes disregard the step of “add pasta to a pot of boiling water” and instead go straight to the sauce.
Sausage meat gives the sauce a deeper flavour than you’d get by using simple mince meat.
Think of this as your classic New York/Italian classic pasta alla vodka with extra kick: celery seeds, a healthy dash of Worcestershire sauce, and as much hot sauce as you can take.
This quick risoni dish is a little bit special thanks to some goat’s cheese stirred through the pasta.
Imagine your favourite Italian meatballs tossed through spaghetti with tomato pasta sauce with cheese on top. Now turn it into a soup.
If you’re on the hunt for a simple, delicious, and family-friendly recipe to add to your weekly dinner line-up, look no further.
How to make ricotta gnocchi with creamy mushroom sauce in less than 30 minutes, with less than $20 and fewer than 12 ingredients.
Simmer them low and slow, then stir through your preferred pasta (and stash the leftovers in the freezer for your future self).