17 Italian pasta recipes with which you will never get bored

The minestrone soup, the Sicilian caponata, the risotto bianco or the incredible tiramisu are some well-known recipes of Italian cuisine, although the great protagonist will always be another: pasta.

Pasta in all its versions, from the most well-known dishes such as carbonara to the least known such as pasta a la norm, are an ideal example of Mediterranean cuisine that continues to dazzle us. And since we are not very bored even in the kitchen, we have selected 16 different Italian pasta recipes so that we can try a different one every day.

The best thing is that pasta is so versatile that we can combine it with anything and prepare hot recipes with different sauces, cold salads and even soup recipes to eat with a spoon. We start with a classic penne all’Arrabbiata recipe where we travel non-stop to Rome with the first bite.

Orecchiette alla pugliese

Typical of the Apulia region, in the south of Italy, the orecchiette (little ears in Italian) are their star pasta. A type of short pasta that, with this broccoli, tomato and anchovy sauce, is absolutely delicious.

Italian pasta with caramelized onions

The most complicated thing about Italian pasta with caramelized onions is that to caramelize the onion we need timealthough with a crockpot like this we forget and get a flavor without effort.

Pasta Amatriciana

Amatriciana pasta is an original recipe from the mountain village of Amatrice, located in the Lazio region north of Rome, it is absolutely delicious and unexpectedly simple. You hardly need more ingredients than a few tomatoes, guanciale, chili pepper and pecorino cheese to finish off a wonderful plate of spaghetti.

Neapolitan pasta and potato

Not all pasta recipes are eaten with a fork. This Neapolitan recipe is a comforting spoon dish ideal for the coldest days which is also a kitchen for use, also called zero wastebecause it uses the Parmesan cheese rind that we have left over.

Fish and seafood lasagna or lasagna frutti di mare

Made with octopus, monkfish, prawns and squid, this frutti di mare lasagna recipe is a dish for a holiday with which you do not look at the clock while you are cooking and eating. A somewhat more laborious recipe, not complicated, but with an authentic Italian flavor.

Spaghetti with clams and anchovies

We continue with the marine recipes with these spaghetti with clams and anchovies that slightly reminds us of the classic pasta alle vongole that we like so much. this time the anchovies will provide an unmistakable saline flavor to the dish that we love.

cannelloni Rossini

Gioachino Rossini was a very successful composer. his opera The Barber of Seville is more than well known, but he was also a lover of gastronomy. This Rossini cannelloni recipe is a clear example of his talent in the kitchen and a perfect bet for a holiday, since the foie gras and the truffle that they contain seem to be designed for a special occasion.

Pasta with bolognese sauce

The Bolognese sauce, based on meat and vegetables and typical of the city of Bologna in Italy, is one of the best known in the world. The real key to its success is that it has a stir fry that experts call battuto, the Italian Holy Trinity, composed of carrot, onion and celery. We can use the sauce with spaghetti or lasagna, for example.

Spaghetti with pepperoni

Peperonata sauce is a typical Italian sauce that the experts at DAP have adapted in this recipe. A sauce of candied peppers that gives an extra flavor to a vegan pasta dish.

pasta and ceci

This Roman style pasta and chickpea soup, with a humble tradition and a stew flavor from the nona of all life, it is a comforting recipe like few others. A vegan, tasty and nutritious dish that has nothing to envy to traditional meat or fish stews.

Snails stuffed with four cheeses

We are used to stuffed pasta such as cannelloni, but these cheese-stuffed conches are not far behind in terms of flavor. The mixture (ricotta, parmesan, cheddar and mozzarella) is responsible for its a dish designed for cheese addicts.

Pasta with toasted butter and parmesan

Less is more, Coco Chanel already said it, and in the kitchen on many occasions this norm is more than present. The secret to this spectacular three-ingredient recipe is toast the butter in the pan until it reaches a caramelized color and an intense aroma of nuts.

fettuccine alfredo

It is considered the alternative Italian sauce to carbonara and in the United States it triumphs. It was invented by the chef Alfredo di Lelio at the beginning of the 20th century, in Rome, when he made a sauce made of butter and cheese. A simple and delicious recipe.

Vincisgrassi

This vincisgrassi lasagna is only prepared in the Italian province of Marche and its peculiarity is the filling: a ragu of different types of minced meat and vegetables, with a touch of pepper and cloves. The result is absolutely wonderful, little word.

Ricci al nero di sepia with monkfish and king prawns

This recipe for ricci al nero di sepia with monkfish and prawns is simple but effectiveideal to do when there are guests at home and you don’t feel like cooking too much, but you want to look good.

Pasta alla norcina

Pasta alla norcina is a typical recipe from the Italian region of Umbria with two typical ingredients from there, sheep’s ricotta cheese and spicy sausage. We can do it with ricotta and fresh sausages, but better if they have an extra flavor with some spice.

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