Simple Sicilian Pasta Recipes

PASTA SICILIANO

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This wonderful and easy skillet pasta dish includes sun-dried tomatoes, olives, pine nuts, feta cheese, and crushed red pepper flakes. This is an authentic alternative that gets rave reviews in our family.

Provided by Cathy Johnston

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package uncooked farfalle pasta
¼ cup olive oil
3 cloves chopped garlic
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup pine nuts
1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives
½ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place farfalle pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the garlic until lightly browned. Mix in red pepper and lemon juice. Stir in the pine nuts, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes. Toss in the cooked pasta and feta cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 433.7 calories, Carbohydrate 49 g, Cholesterol 28 mg, Fat 20.1 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 15.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 638.5 mg, Sugar 3.7 g

SICILIAN PASTA SAUCE

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My grandmother is Sicilian, so naturally this sauce was passed down from each generation to all the girls. Hope you'll enjoy it as much as my family does.

Provided by stephakneeluvstocook

Categories Sauces

Time 1h10m

Yield 3-4 cups, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 sweet onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup red table wine
1 (24 ounce) can crushed san marzano tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons basil, chiffonade
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons sugar
salt and pepper

Steps:

Heat oil and crushed pepper in sauce pan,add onion and garlic. Saute until translucent. Deglaze with wine, add tomatoes cushed and paste. Bring to simmer, continue to simmer for 45 minutes up to 4 hours. Add herbs, sugar, and season if needed.
Toss with favorite pasta. Serve with grated parmesan romano and a glass of wine.
Can also add meat/ sausage/ ribs before deglazing with wine. Or mix in a cup of ricotta and grated mozzerella and bake in 400 degree oven until bubbling and golden.

SICILIAN PASTA AND BROCCOLI

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This is a simple dish my grandmother made for me when I was a child. Now I make it for my daughter, Xea, and she loves it. As the broccoli takes on a toasty brown color, it develops a delicious nutty flavor that even picky kids will like.

Provided by Antonia Lofaso

Categories main-dish

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup olive oil, or more if needed
2 large heads broccoli, cut in 1-inch florets (about 6 cups)
1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more for salting the pasta water
8 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 pound penne rigate (Penne rigate is my favorite because the ridges give it more texture.)
1/2 cup shredded or grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
2 tablespoons chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley, for garnish

Steps:

Heat the water for your pasta while you prepare the broccoli.
In a shallow, 10-inch saute pot, heat the 1 cup olive oil over medium-high heat (see Cook's Note). Add the broccoli to the oil and season it with salt. Saute the broccoli for about 4 minutes, or until it takes on a toasty color. The broccoli will absorb a lot of the oil, so if you find your pot getting dry, just add a little more oil to it. Throw in the garlic and cook for about another minute, until it's slightly brown. Don't burn the garlic! Take the broccoli off the heat and set it aside.
Prepare the penne according to the package directions. Drain the pasta and toss it in the pot with the broccoli, garlic, and olive oil. If the mixture seems dry, add a little more oil.
Toss in the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, stir, and garnish with the parsley.

SICILIAN EASY PASTA SAUCE

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This is how my mother taught me to make sauce, with a few of my own touches. It's a little unusual in that all the tomato comes from canned products, but it makes it easy to whip some up. This is a large quantity because I always make enough to freeze. You can make it with any number of meats or without if you prefer. Use the best tomato products you can afford (Campbell's, Contadina). You don't need any salt since the canned products tends to have plenty. I use the low sodium versions when I can find them. To freeze, put cooled sauce in old plastic tubs from whipped cream. When you want to use one, just dip the container in hot water and the sauce will pop out into a saucepan. Heat on low. It will take about the same time to warm up as it does to boil your pasta.

Provided by JoAnimal

Categories Vegetable

Time 2h15m

Yield 13 pints, 50 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
2/3 cup diced onion (fresh or frozen)
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 (46 ounce) bottles campbell's tomato juice
2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans campbell's tomato soup
12 ounces tomato paste
1 (26 1/2 ounce) carton strained tomatoes (Pomi, available in Italian markets)
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil (or 1 tbsp fresh chopped)
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda (to cut the acid)
2 lbs Italian sausage or 2 lbs beef stew meat

Steps:

Heat olive oil in bottom of large sauce pot.
Add onion and cook until they are translucent.
Reduce heat and add garlic (careful as it burns easily).
Add tomato juice, soup, paste, strained tomatoes, pepper, basil and sugar.
Add baking soda carefully. It will foam up, be prepared to stir to dissipate the foam.
Simmer on low heat.
Brown meat in separate pan. Add to sauce when browned.
Simmer sauce about 2 hours.
Serve over good quality pasta. Some say it needs to rest overnight in the fridge, but who has the patience for that?