Pici with cherry tomatoes and ricotta is a creamy and inviting first course 🙂
Pici are a typical Tuscan pasta similar to spaghetti but thicker and are made with flour, water, and oil.
A dear friend of mine spent a few days in Tuscany and once she returned, she came to visit me, bringing a package of pici.
This type of pasta is usually cooked with aglione, but since I didn’t have it, I used cherry tomatoes and ricotta 😀
Yes, it’s a dish I invented, but in the end, it was very much liked, and now I want to propose it to you to try.
Even though it’s hot these days and you don’t feel like cooking much, I don’t give up on a first course, especially when it’s simple to make and very tasty.
So today, I made it for lunch, and since I wasn’t very hungry, it piqued my interest and encouraged me to eat.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 268.27 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 36.27 (g) of which sugars 7.05 (g)
- Proteins 11.62 (g)
- Fat 8.30 (g) of which saturated 3.61 (g)of which unsaturated 1.99 (g)
- Fibers 2.48 (g)
- Sodium 358.08 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 130 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 for Pici with Cherry Tomatoes and Ricotta
- 14 oz pici
- 10 1/2 oz cherry tomatoes
- 7 oz ricotta
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Tools
- 1 Pot
- 1 Pan
- 1 Ladle
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Knife
Steps for Pici with Cherry Tomatoes and Ricotta
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta for about 20 minutes or until almost tender.
In a large pan, heat a tablespoon of oil with the minced garlic, then add the chopped cherry tomatoes with a ladle of water. After a few minutes, add the ricotta, salt, pepper, and stir everything with a spoon.
Finally, add the pasta and continue to stir until all the ingredients are blended.
Serve immediately on individual plates and enjoy your meal!!!
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