The creamy saffron pasta without cream is a tasty and refined first course, perfect for a special dinner or a family lunch. Its preparation is quite simple and quick, and the result is a creamy and enveloping dish, with the intense aroma of saffron. For a more intense flavor, you can use saffron threads instead of the sachet.
If you want a thicker cream, you can add a bit of culinary cream or mascarpone. I preferred to avoid it even because it was creamy enough.
For a touch of crunchiness, you can add diced pancetta or bacon sautéed.
The creamy saffron pasta without cream is a versatile dish that lends itself to many variations. You can enrich it with other ingredients, such as shrimp, mushrooms, or seasonal vegetables. I added zucchini.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 520.47 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 61.67 (g) of which sugars 1.79 (g)
- Proteins 24.45 (g)
- Fat 21.63 (g) of which saturated 9.79 (g)of which unsaturated 5.43 (g)
- Fibers 2.20 (g)
- Sodium 348.18 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 12 oz orecchiette (fresh)
- 2 cups zucchini
- 1 sachet saffron
- to taste salt
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/4 cups water (boiling)
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 5 oz mozzarella
- 2 knobs butter
Tools
- 1 Frying Pan
- 1 Grater
Steps
The first thing to do is to slice the zucchini thinly.
Heat the olive oil with a clove of garlic in a pan.
Add the zucchini.
Salt to taste.
After 5 minutes, remove the garlic clove.
Put the zucchini in a bowl and in the same pan heat two knobs of butter.
Add the boiling water that we will have heated in the meantime and the saffron sachet.
Stir and add the fresh raw orecchiette.
Risotto the orecchiette for a few minutes and add the zucchini.
Continue cooking and a few minutes before finishing, add the mozzarella in pieces.
Toss. When the mozzarella is well melted, turn off the heat and add the grated Parmesan cheese.
Our Creamy Saffron Pasta is ready to be enjoyed.
