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Sicily

Sicily is Italy's largest region and the largest island in the Mediterranean. It's home to Europe's most active volcano, Mt Etna. Traditional foods include arancini, caponata, cannoli and granita. Among the island's most famous pasta dishes are pasta alla norma, pistachio and Sicilian pesto, baked anelletti and pasta with bottarga (tuna roe), sea urchins or fresh tuna.

  • Dried rigatoni pasta.
    All about rigatoni pasta plus recipes for it.
  • Baked whole wheat pasta with eggplant alla Siciliana.
    Baked whole wheat pasta with eggplant alla Siciliana.
  • Sardine pasta in a bowl
    Sicilian pasta wih sardines recipe (pasta con le sarde).
  • Pasta alla peperonata in a bowl.
    Pasta alla Peperonata (sweet pepper sauce)
  • Eggplant boat garnished with basil in a dish.
    Italian Stuffed Eggplant Boats
  • Cavatelli on a tray.
    Cavatelli (Everything You Need to Know)
  • Pasta with swordfish in a bowl.
    Pasta with Swordfish from Sicily
  • Pasta with Calamari and Tomatoes in a bowl
    Pasta with Calamari and Tomatoes
  • Canned tuna pasta in a bowl
    Canned Tuna Pasta Recipe
  • Fresh fava bean pasta with pecorino and ricotta recipe from Sicily
    Fresh Fava Bean Pasta with Pecorino and Ricotta Recipe from Sicily
  • busiate pasta with Trapanese pesto
    Busiate pasta with Trapanese pesto from Trapani
  • Sicilian pesto in a bowl with pasta and ricotta
    Sicilian Pesto Pasta (Pesto Alla Siciliana)
  • homemade casarecce 2 ways with 6 sauces
    Homemade Casarecce (2 ways) + 6 Sauce Recipes.
  • rigatoni pasta alla Norma
    Rigatoni Pasta alla Norma, a Sicilian Classic.
  • spaghetti with salt cod (baccalà)
    Spaghetti with salt cod (baccalà) alla ghiotta
  • casarecce pasta caponata
    Casarecce Pasta Caponata Recipe from Sicily
  • Sicilian ricotta pasta
    Sicilian ricotta pasta 2 ways (with nutmeg or walnuts)
  • 12 Sicilian pasta recipes for your table.
  • Sicilian fresh tuna meatballs
    Sicilian Fresh Tuna Meatballs with Pasta.
  • paccheri with fresh tuna ragu recipe from Sicily
    Paccheri with fresh tuna ragu: Sicilian pasta recipe
  • Sicilian ricotta and pistachio pasta recipe
    Sicilian Ricotta and Pistachio Pasta Recipe.
  • Sicilian pesto pasta meal kit with Hyblaean pesto
    Sicilian Pesto Pasta Meal Kit with Hyblaean Pesto
  • Sicilian baked anelletti timballo
    Baked Anelletti (Timballo); Recipe from Sicily
  • Sicilian Broccoli Pasta with Sausage and Chard. Organic Sicilian ancient grain pasta
    Sicilian Broccoli Pasta with Sausage and Chard.
  • Rigatoni pasta alla parmigiana recipe
    Rigatoni Pasta alla Parmigiana Recipe
  • Maltagliati pasta with braised veal and onions
    Pasta with Braised Veal and Onions (Maltagliati con L’aggrassatu)
  • Fresh tuna pasta all'eoliana
    Fresh Tuna Pasta all'eoliana; recipe from the Aeolian Islands
  • Spaccatelle pasta with Sicilian sun-dried tomato pesto and burrata
    Spaccatelle pasta with Sicilian sun-dried tomato pesto and burrata.
  • Spaccatelle pasta
    Spaccatelle pasta from Sicily
  • Paccheri with porcini, speck and pistachio
    Paccheri with porcini, speck and pistachio.
  • Seafood pasta recipes Busiate pasta with almonds bottarga and prawns
    Pasta with Bottarga, Almonds and Prawns
  • Scialatielli pasta with pistachio pesto
    Pasta with pistachio pesto
  • Lasagna alla Norma
    Lasagna alla Norma
  • Sicilian baked pasta al forno
    Pasta al forno (pasta bake the Italian way)
  • Busiate.
    Busiate Pasta (all you need to know)
  • mafaldine mafalda with fresh tuna
    Mafaldine with fresh tuna

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