'Pasta Italian style' (cookery book)

Recipe book by Patricia Lousada.

Contents 3
Introduction 5
Ingredients 8

Pasta Shapes and Types 9
How to Cook Pasta 15
Home-made Egg Pasta 16

Sauces for Pasta 20
Ragù alla Bolognese (Bolognese sauce)
Béchamel Sauce
Pesto alla Genovese (Basil sauce)
Salsa di Pomodoro (Tomato sauce)
Salsa Piccante col Pomodoro (Spicy tomato sauce)

Pasta Soups 27
Minestrone
Passatelli (Soft cheese strands in broth)
Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta and bean soup)
Zuppa di Cozze (Mussel soup)
Pasta e Lenticchie (Pasta and lentil soup)

Pasta Salads 36
Chicken, fruit and Pasta Salad
Seafood Pasta Salad
Penne con le Acciughe (Pasta tubes with anchovy mayonnaise)
Beetroot, Apple and Pasta Salad

Light Pasta Dishes with Dairy Food and Vegetables 42
Tortiglioni al Gorgonzola (Spiral pasta with Gorgonzola Sauce)
Pappardelle al Sugo di Noci (Egg noodles with walnut sauce)
Fettuccine all’Alfredo (Egg noodles with cream and cheese)
Tagliatelle con I Funghi (Egg noodles with mushrooms)
Rigatoni con le Cipolle (Pasta tubes with onions)
Conchigliette con I Broccoli e le Acciughe (Small shells with broccoli and anchovy sauce)
Farfalle con I Zucchini (Pasta bows with courgettes)
Spaghetti all Puttanesca (Spaghetti with olives, capers and tomatoes )
Spaghetti ai Peperoni (Spaghetti with sweet peppers)
Rigatoni col Cavolfiore (Pasta tubes with cauliflower)
Spaghetti con Aglio e Olio (Spaghetti with garlic and oil)
Spaghettini alla Carrettiera (Thin spaghetti with breadcrumbs)
Spaghettini alla Rustica (Thin spaghetti with tomatoes and garlic)

Pasta Dishes with Seafood and Meat 61
Vermicelli con le Cozze (Thin pasta with mussels)
Penne con le Sarde (Pasta tubes with sardines)
Linguine ai Gamberi (Thin pasta with prawns)
Fettuccine al Salmone (Egg noodles with smoked salmon and cream)
Spaghetti con i Gamberi alla Marinara (Spaghetti with prawns in tomato sauce)
Penne con Tonno ed Acciughe (Pasta tubes with tuna and anchovies)
Tagliatelle con Fegatini (Egg noodles with chicken livers)
Spaghetti alla Cabonara (Thin spaghetti with bacon and cream)
Maccheroni con la Salsiccia e le Carote (Macaroni with sausagemeat and carrots)
Paglia e Fieno con Prosciutto e Piselli (‘Straw and hay’ with ham and peas)
Rigatoni con Prosciutto e Porri (Pasta tubes with ham and leeks)
Bucatini all’Amatriciana (Pasta strands with bacon, tomatoes and chilli pepper)

Stuffed and Baked Pasta Dishes 78
Cappelletti (Stuffed pasta dumplings)
Cappelletti in Brodo (Cappelletti in broth)
Cannelloni Verdi con Ripieno di Carne (Green cannelloni with meat filling)
Ravioli con Ripieno di Ricotta (Home-made ravioli with ricotta cheese filling)
Maccheroni ai Quattro Formaggi (Macaroni with four cheeses)
Vermicelli in Timballini (Moulds of thin pasta)
Lasagne con Prosciutto e Funghi (Lasagne with ham and mushrooms)
Macaroni Cheese
Pasticcio di Rigatoni e Pollo (Baked pasta and chicken)
Lasagne Verdi alle Melanzane (Green lasagne with aubergines)

The Author 96