# Pasta All'Ortolana

This Pasta All'Ortolana is the perfect way to eat more vegetables! 😉

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g casarecce pasta
- 1 red pepper
- 1 courgette/zucchini
- 1 aubergine/eggplant
- 200 g ripe cherry tomatoes
- 1 tsp oregano
- 20 g basil
- 0.5 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 shallot
- 1 clove of garlic
- Grana Padano cheese
- salt
- black pepper
- extra virgin olive oil

## Instructions

1. On a very hot pan, add diced peppers, courgette, and aubergine.
2. Once the vegetables have a nice color, add olive oil and oregano.
3. Add a good pinch of salt and black pepper.
4. Stir all the vegetables together.
5. Put the cooked vegetables on the side.
6. In the same pan, drizzle olive oil.
7. Add cherry tomatoes, shallots, and thinly sliced garlic into the pan.
8. Stir the tomatoes, shallots, and garlic.
9. Add a pinch of salt.
10. Add half a tablespoon of tomato paste.
11. Add a ladle of water to make the sauce.
12. Add basil to the sauce.
13. Add a small piece of cheese rind into the sauce.
14. Cover and cook for 5 minutes while the pasta cooks.
15. After 5 minutes, remove the lid and add the cooked vegetables back into the pan.
16. Stir everything together.
17. Remove the cheese rind from the sauce.
18. Add the cooked casarecce pasta into the pan.
19. Add a few more basil leaves and a last drizzle of olive oil.
20. Serve the pasta.
21. Add some parmesan on top if desired.
22. Taste the pasta.

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden spoon
- plate
- ladle

## Tips

- Slice the garlic really thin so it melts.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN0sj-MWDmk/?igsh=MTRkbTk5ZWw2eGdmeQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e4c8a5e3-0c9b-4c6f-bc44-68bcd704aacd
- Extracted: 2025-09-01

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