Italian
Pasta with Chicory
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
A quick and simple pasta dish where chicory is cooked together with the pasta, then seasoned with pecorino cheese and chili for a flavorful first course.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
6 items- PastaAny type, broken in half
- ChicoryChicory, added halfway through pasta cooking
- Olive OilGood quality olive oil
- Chili PepperChili pepper
- SaltSalt
- Pecorino RomanoAbundant, grated
Method
- Break the pasta in half because it is too long for the pan.
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water.
- Halfway through cooking the pasta, add the chicory to the same pot.
- Drain the pasta and chicory together, reserving some cooking water.
- In a pan, heat good olive oil and add chili pepper.
- Add the pasta and chicory to the pan with the oil and chili.
- Add some chicory cooking water and season with salt.
- Add abundant Pecorino cheese and let it melt slightly.
- Serve with a bit of vegetables, more Pecorino, and a drizzle of oil.
Chef Max Mariola
Professional chefReviewer1.1M subscribers on YouTube400.6M total channel viewsChef italiano. Ricette cucinate a casa, focus completo sulle ricette.


