Italian Study Finds Eating Pasta Doesn't Cause Weight Gain, So Celebrate with These 4 Hearty Recipes
Italian Study Finds Eating Pasta Doesn't Cause Weight Gain, So Celebrate with These 4 Hearty Recipes
Leonardo Vignoli’s Cacio e Pepe
Food journalists Katie Parla and Kristina Gill share the recipe for this iconic dish, the brainchild of chef Leonardo Vignoli, who helms the Roman trattoria Cesare al Casaletto, a favorite of Mario Batali’s, in their debut cookbook Tasting Rome ($20; amazon.com). Get the recipe here.
Gemelli with Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Cream
The secret to this divinely rich sauce? Cherry tomatoes cooked low and slow in the oven, which reduces the natural juices and intensifies flavor and sweetness. "By the time they're done roasting, you can practically eat them like candy," says Domenica Marchetti, author of The Glorious Vegetables of Italy ($30; amazon.com). Get the full recipe here.
Orecchiette with Fennel, Olives, and Bread Crumbs
Inspired by his travels in Sicily, James Beard award-winning chef Jeff Michaud, of Philadelphia's Osteria and Amis restaurants, created this luscious mix of celebrated Southern Italian ingredients. "Every bite packs in so much flavor," he says, "and the coarse panko bread crumbs add texture without absorbing too much liquid." Get the recipe here.
Wild Mushroom and Sage Casarecci
Super-foodie mother-daughter duo Nancy Harmon Jenkins, whose 1994 Mediterranean Diet Cookbook pioneered a movement, and N.Y.C. chef Sara Jenkins, of the N.Y.C. pasta haven Porsena, swear by this mouthwatering recipe from their joint cookbook, The Four Seasons of Pasta ($23; amazon.com). Get the recipe here.
For more details about the study, check out this article from our friends at Time.
A recent Italian study says that eating pasta does not, in fact, cause obesity. To celebrate the findings, we've rounded up four of our tastiest dishes featuring the popular carb.