Every culture has a food staple that instantly invokes home. Twirling the velvety strands of cacio e pepe pasta onto your fork or savoring a rich bowl of tagliatelle alla bolognese, pasta brings joy and comfort in every mouthful. Whether you're cooking for a loved one or indulging in a little self-care, the best pasta recipes have a way of slowing the world down to bring you a moment of blissful calm. Each of our pasta recipes are a celebration of love, flavor, and life. So, let’s dive into the world of pasta, where simple ingredients meet passion, and every dish tells a story of its own. Ready to nurture your love-affair with pasta?
PASTA E FAGIOLI
Combining rich beans, succulent tomatoes, savory broth and earthy pasta, pasta e fagioli delivers abundant flavor and texture in every spoonful. Warming, rich and packed with nutritional value, this Ditalini pasta soup is one you’ll keep making over and over again.
A favorite for the whole Bona Furtuna team, we recommend doubling the recipe and freezing a batch for a cozy dinner in a pinch.
PASTA ALLA NORMA
Born in the foothills of Monte Etna, Pasta alla Norma is a traditional Sicilian eggplant pasta recipe that abounds with the island’s fresh ingredients. Earthy sweet eggplant is complimented by rich tomatoes, sharp garlic, and fresh herbs. Folded into perfectly al dente penne, you’ll find this penne pasta recipe on almost every menu in Sicily.
PASTA CON LE SARDE
Where Sicily’s quilted history converges, pasta con le sarde offers a peek into the island’s rich cultural heritage. Sardines and anchovies signify the island’s maritime heritage, bucatini, wild fennel and toasted breadcrumbs speak to its agrarian roots, and raisins and pine nuts weave in its trade history with North Africa. Not your average pasta dish, this traditional Sicilian bucatini recipe is worth trying.
SPAGHETTI AGLIO E OGLIO
Remember that scene in Chef when Jon Favreau makes his midnight pasta recipe for Scar-Jo? Simply watching the heap of shaved garlic hit the oil-drenched pan, hearing it crackle and fry, and seeing Favreau expertly twirl and plate the nest of gorgeously dressed spaghetti is sensual in itself. Yes, spaghetti aglio e oglio is as good as that scene makes it look. Bursting with flavor, it is quite simply Italian perfection on a plate.
RIGATONI AL FORNO
With a deeply rich bolognese sauce serving as the base, this pasta al forno recipe offers all the savory decadence you hope for. Enjoy spoonfuls of spicy rigatoni, melty cheese, rich tomato sauce and sweet ground pork. Looking for a recipe that works for special occasions and weeknight dinners? This baked rigatoni recipe is it. Trust us.
PORK BELLY CARBONARA
While we will always love a classic Roman Carbonara, this bucatini alla carbonara recipe swaps guanciale out for succulent slow-roasted pork belly. As a result, every carefully twirled forkful of bucatini delivers a velvety rich carbonara sauce with bites of decadent pork belly.
BUSIATE ALLA TRAPANESE
Sicily’s most popular pesto, pesto alla trapanese grinds fresh tomatoes, genco almonds, garlic, basil, cheese and olive oil into a delicious fresh pesto. Sweet and savory, it is traditionally folded into busiate pasta to deliver a uniquely Trapanese pasta dish.
CACIO E PEPE
The original mac and cheese, cacio e pepe is Rome’s simplest discovery. Creamy, easy and heavenly velvety, the best cacio e pepe pasta comes together with patience, great Pecorino Romano, and fresh cracked black pepper. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil to add a punch of grassy goodness.
CASARECCE WITH BATTUTO DI ERBE
The best Italian pastas are made from a handful of fresh ingredients in a matter of minutes. Mining the leftover herbs and greens from your fridge into a sauce bursting with fresh flavors, battuto di erbe is the perfect fresh Italian pasta dinner. Use a vibrant extra virgin olive oil such as our Forte Blend to really make this casarecce recipe pop.
STUFFED PACCHERI
The elegant presentation of this stuffed paccheri is not the only striking element of the dish. Slowly simmered to collect as much depth of flavor as possible, a decadent bolognese sauce shines through each carefully packed paccheri noodle. Enjoy this gorgeous rendition of stuffed paccheri with a bottle of Sangiovese.
A shortlist of some of our most popular pasta recipes, we have plenty more for you to try. While we love a classic pasta recipe, we're also partial to trying new things. What's your favorite pasta recipe? Let us know in the comments below!
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