# Paccheri to the Slap

A delicious and simple pasta dish with a creamy tomato sauce and melted mozzarella, a family restaurant recipe not found on social media.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g paccheri
- 400 g peeled tomatoes
- 200 ml cooking cream
- 200 g mozzarella (preferably fiordilatte)
- 1 garlic clove
- q.b. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 knob butter
- q.b. salt
- q.b. pepper

## Instructions

1. Start boiling the pasta, as the sauce preparation is very fast.
2. In a pan, sauté the finely chopped garlic with a drizzle of olive oil.
3. Add the peeled tomatoes, a pinch of salt, and cook slowly, breaking all the tomatoes with a fork.
4. Remove the garlic after it has released its aroma.
5. Turn off the heat and add the cream, mixing to create a pink sauce.
6. Turn the heat back on and bring the sauce to temperature.
7. Drain the pasta when it is al dente, reserving some pasta water.
8. Add the pasta to the sauce and sauté for about a couple of minutes.
9. Add a cube of butter and melt it slowly.
10. Turn off the heat and add the well-drained, cubed mozzarella, mixing quickly until it melts and becomes stringy without getting watery.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Rinse the jar of tomato product to get all the product out.
- Do not blend the tomato; break it by hand or crush it for a better flavor.
- Remove the garlic after it has discharged its perfume.
- Add cream off the heat, as it doesn't need to be cooked, to create a pink sauce.
- Melt butter before adding mozzarella.
- Melt mozzarella off the heat with the residual heat of the pot to prevent it from becoming watery.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRcuSnAA/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ac66fdc9-4db4-408f-a0a4-82a9b316aff8
- Extracted: 2026-06-13

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