Watering Italian pasta formulas
What do you consider when you hear the word 'Italy'? The principal thing we consider is pasta — an enhanced, hot and enticing dish. Besides, so fast and simple to make.
Spaghetti carbonara
Ingredients:
- 350 g of ham or bacon
- 400 g of spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 225 ml of cream or sour cream
- 75 g of grated Parmesan
- Salt
Instructions:
1.Heat up the olive oil in a skillet. Chop the garlic and fry it with the oil. Finely chop the ham. Add the ham into the skillet and fry for 3 minutes.
2.Whip the cream with the egg yolks. Add the Parmesan, salt and pepper according to taste.
3.Boil the spaghetti until it turns al dente. Drain the water and add the spaghetti to the ham. Pour in the sauce and simmer everything for 7 or 8 minutes until the sauce turns thick.
Roasted vegetable baked penne
Ingredients:
2 red bell peppers
2 zucchini
2 vegetable marrows
Mushrooms
1 onion
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 teaspoon of fine salt
1 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1 tablespoon of herbes de Provence or Italian seasoning
450 g of penne pasta
3 cups of Marinara sauce
1 cup of grated cheese
1/2 cup of grated smoked Mozzarella
1/2 cup of frozen peas
1/4 cup of grated Parmesan for the sauce and 1/3 cup for garnishing
2 tablespoons of butter
Instructions:
1.Preheat the oven to 230°C. Slice the pepper into stripes and the onion into half-moons. Cut the zucchini and marrows into cubes. Lay the pepper, zucchini, marrows, onion and mushrooms on a baking tray. Add the olive oil and mix together.
2.Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and herbs and bake for 15 minutes until they get soft.
3.Boil the penne for 6 minutes until it turns al dente. Drain the water.
4.Combine the penne, roasted vegetables, Marinara sauce, cheese, peas, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper in a large bowl and mix everything carefully.
5.Place the penne into a baking mold greased with oil. Sprinkle the dish with Parmesan and add the pieces of butter. Bake the pasta until a golden crust appears and the cheese completely melts.