Pasta con la Mollica / Pasta "ca Muddica" Ricetta Siciliana

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Ground oats provide a healthier option with similar texture.

grated cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: parmesan rind

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor without dairy.

In a non-stick skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil over low heat.

Add 1 clove of minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.

Add 160 g of bread crumbs and mix well to avoid burning, cooking until golden brown.

Remove from heat and set aside the skillet with the bread crumbs.

In a pot, bring salted water to a boil.

Cook the bucatini (or spaghetti) in boiling water until done, then drain, reserving some cooking water.

In the skillet, add a ladle of reserved pasta cooking water, chopped parsley, and mix well over low to medium-low heat.

Add another ladle of reserved pasta cooking water, a pinch of salt, and black pepper, mixing well.

After about 2 minutes, add the toasted bread crumbs to the pasta mixture and combine.

Serve hot, optionally garnished with additional bread crumbs.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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