Pasta Rustica

Pasta Rustica is flavorful Italian dish that will be a mouth-watering treat for you and your family. The best part about it is that it takes very little time to prepare. In addition, its ingredients are readily available. It doesn’t take much effort. So, if you wanted to, you could serve it any day for lunch or dinner.

Let’s have a look at how this amazing dish is made!

Health Benefits

Pasta Rustica is a dish full of carbohydrates but it is extremely tasty. You should eat it in moderation to keep it from affecting you adversely.

Enjoy it any day of the week!

Ingredients

olive oil: 2-3 tbsp

chopped garlic cloves: 3-4

chopped roasted red peppers: 1 cup

sliced mushrooms: 1 cup

roasted grape tomatoes: 5-6

white wine: 3-4 tbsp

salt to taste

chopped baby arugula: 1 cup

chopped basil leaves: 6-8

grated parmesan cheese: 1/2 cup

salt to taste

Water as needed

pasta linguine: 1 packet

olive oil: 2 tbsp

How To Make Pasta Rustica

For Boiling Pasta

1. Take a deep pot.
2. Pour 5 to 6 glasses of water into the pot.
3. Add oil and salt into the water.
4. Bring the water to boil.
5. Add linguine into the pot.
6. Cook until the pasta turns tender but not too soft. Make sure you can still feel it when you bite.
7. Once the pasta is boiled, drain all the hot water and run the pasta through cold water.
8. Set it aside until it is needed for assembling.

For Preparing Gravy

1. Take a non-stick frying pan.
2. Heat up some oil into the pan.
3. Fry chopped garlic in the pan for a couple of minutes.
4. Add chopped roasted red peppers, sliced mushrooms, roasted grape tomatoes, white wine, salt, baby arugula, basil leaves and grated parmesan cheese into the pan.
5. Stir fry it for a couple of minutes.

For Assembling

1. Add the boiled pasta into the pan while it is still on heat.
2. Fry it all for a minute on high flame.
3. Take it off the heat and serve hot!

Trivia

• Pasta, which is an Italian dish, was actually originated from China. It was brought to Italy by Marco Polo from his travels in China.
• When Pasta had first begun to be prepared by machines, it was considered a luxury item. It was after a long time that it became popular among common people.

On an average, one person in Italy eats 51 pounds of pasta every day.