Italian pasta recipes are lead more to its seasonings than to make it by yourself. It's possible, and easy, to make pasta at home, but it's not necessary to enjoy a pasta dish.
Italian pasta is sold in many markets and, remember, most Italian families do this way. There are a few people that still do pasta at home, and when they do, it's for special occasions.
So, let's go ahead with our seasonings! There are so many ways to season your pasta that I am sure that after a short time, you'll begin to create some by your own.
Pasta seasonings recipes
The natural beginning is the
Italian tomato sauce.
It's not only the basic seasoning for pasta, as it is used in many other recipes (as the famous
lasagna
, other than being the basis of more elaborated sauces, that usually add more ingredients to this sauce.
The most known one is
ragu
, or so called bolognese. It is a traditional and tasty sauce that will surely pleases all.
I like pasta at all, but I admit that I prefer "white" pasta. I do really love seasonings with no tomato, as the simple & known
"aglio e olio"
(garlic & oil).
There's a sample seasoning that be can done with or without tomato, it's up to you. Here you'll need raw ham, click here to know how to do a
raw ham pasta
.
Another easy and tasty pasta is
pasta al pesto
(you can also make a green
lasagna
with this sauce), and if you don't have the ingredients now, you can make a "
caccio e pepe
" pasta. Simpler is impossible!
The
pasta with broccoli
recipe can be done by anyone so simple it is! It's a healthy recipe and a smart way to eat broccoli, as its taste becomes better with the addition of garlic,
extra virgin olive oil
and good
Grana Padano.
It may seem a strong taste, but at the end, it pleases everyone in my family! The
pasta with gorgonzola
is very easy to do and if you have a good red wine to drink together... wonderful evening!
One of the most famous among Italian pasta recipes is "
pasta amatriciana
", typical from Rome region. It's easy to do and pleases all. Try it!
You can't miss the
Pasta Carbonara.
It's the perfect solution to when you arrive at home with friends for dinner without having organized it before. You just have to have common things at home as bacon, spaghetti,
grated Grana Padano
, good extra virgin olive oil and garlic.
