Pasta e Fagioli Beans
Pasta with Beans ( Pasta con Fagioli – Pasta e Fasuoli ) The soup of Pasta e Fasuoli is one of the most known minestra among food lovers and not exclusively Italian-Americans. This soup is…
LEGUMES AND VEGETABLES PASTAS
Pasta & Fresh Fava Beans
Pasta & Fresh Fava Beans ( Pasta con Fave –Pasta chi Favi ) In Sicily, fava beans have been cultivated and consumed for over six thousand years. The fava beans are very convenient to cultivate…
Pasta with Cauliflower & Sun Dried Tomatoes
Pasta SAUTÉED with Cauliflower and Sun Dry Tomatoes Pasta con Cavolfiore e Pomodori Secchi Saltata in Padella By Marzia Greco The following recipe was sent by my niece Marzia who lives in Vittoria, in the…
Pasta Salad
Pasta Salad ( Pasta all’Insalata – Pasta a ‘nzalata ) This pasta is a very handy dish to prepare if you’re giving a party. It can be prepared in advance and with some ingenuity and…
Pasta Primavera
Pasta Primavera ( Pasta con Verdure – Pasta ca Virdura ) Pasta Primavera is not an exclusive Sicilian dish, in fact, with some variations, this recipe is done all over Italy. It used to be…
Pasta with Chestnuts
Pasta with Chestnuts ( Pasta con Castagne – Pasta chi Cruzziteddi ) This old recipe, pasta with chestnuts, is cooked in Pollina a town near the Parco Regionale in the Madonie Mountains, in the province…
Pasta with Tenerumi
Pasta with Tenerumi ( Pasta con Tenerumi – Pasta chi Tinnirumi ) The tenerumi are the tip, buds, vine tendrils and the end leaves of the long light green plant called Sicilian summer squash or…
Pasta with Broccoli – Giumma
PASTA with BROCCOLI ( Pasta chi Giumma ) In Sicily, the most popular cut of pasta is the spaghetto; it is used with tomato sauce, with meat and fish sauces, with ricotta, eggplants, or to…
Minestra – Soup
Soupy Pasta and Vegetables – Minestra ( Pasta a Minestra ) Serving Size4-6 Legumes and Vegetables PastaSoupy Pasta and Vegetables – Minestra Ingredients 12 oz. ditali pasta or broken spaghetti 2 small zucchini, cut into…
Pasta and Lentil Soup
Pasta with Lentil Soup ( Pasta con Lenticche – Pasta chi Linticchi ) Lentil soup is a meatless dish, in fact it is made simply with dry lentils, onions, celery, tomatoes, oil, salt and pepper.…