Italian Paccheri Alla Vittorio
Savor every bite of this delicious Italian Paccheri Alla Vittorio! Make it with olive oil, garlic, three types of tomatoes, paccheri and parmesan in 30 minutes. Serve for dinner with grated parmesan and garlic bread.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 260kcal
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Mixing spoon
- Hand-held blender
- Sieve
- Grater
Ingredients
- 500 g paccheri
- 500 g cherry tomatoes
- 1 can of plum tomatoes
- 300 g baby plum tomatoes
- 3 cloves of garlic
- ¼ handful of basil
- ½ cup parmesan grated
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Pour a splash of olive oil into a pan. Then add garlic cloves to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes or until fragrant.
- Next, pour one can of plum tomatoes and cherry tomatoes into the pan and stir. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
- Add baby plum tomatoes to the pan and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Cook tomatoes for 5-7 minutes or until they soften.
- Meanwhile, bring salted water to a boil in a saucepan. Then, add paccheri to the water. Cook the pasta on medium heat for 6-8 minutes. Please make sure the pasta is al dente. It should not be too soft.
- Check the tomatoes while the pasta cooks. Once the tomatoes have softened, remove the garlic cloves, then use a hand-held blender to blend the tomatoes until smooth. Optional: Pour the tomato sauce through a sieve into a bowl. This will make the sauce even smoother.
- Add unsalted butter to the saucepan, then pour the tomato sauce back into the pan if you used a sieve. Then add the cooked paccheri to the tomato sauce and toss the pasta in the sauce. Make sure it is fully coated.
- Add grated parmesan and fresh basil leaves to the sauce and stir.
- Remove the pasta alla Vittorio from the heat and serve.
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Notes
Al dente: Do not overcook the pasta. It may break when it is added to the sauce. Also, the pasta is supposed to be al dente in this dish.
Sauce: The tomato sauce is rich and delicious because it includes three different types of tomatoes. If you are in a hurry, you don't have to sieve the sauce, but if you have extra time, I recommend doing it for an extra smooth and delicious consistency.
Tomatoes: San Marzano Tomatoes are the traditional tomato of choice. Use these instead of a can of tomatoes if possible.
Nutrition
Serving: 364g | Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 40.4g | Protein: 12.26g | Fat: 6.37g | Saturated Fat: 2.53g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.053g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.765g | Trans Fat: 0.11g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 343mg | Potassium: 568mg | Fiber: 5.8g | Sugar: 5.85g | Vitamin A: 1941IU | Vitamin C: 30.9mg | Calcium: 159mg | Iron: 2.34mg