Fusilli Lunghi alla Rustica Recipe | Epicurious

Fusilli Lunghi alla Rustica Recipe | Epicurious

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This zesty pasta sauce has everything—tomatoes, peppers, green olives, capers, and a little pancetta. Serve with fusilli lunghi, the long spirals of pasta.

Keywords

  • cookbooks
  • italian
  • tomato
  • bell pepper
  • olive
  • dinner
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp. finely chopped garlic
  • ½ tsp. red pepper flakes
  • 2 Tbsp. finely chopped flat leaf Italian parsley
  • 3 oz. pancetta, cut into thin strips from a ¼-inch thick slice
  • 1 large yellow or red pepper (or ½ of each), cored and seeded, peeled and cut into strips ½-inch wide
  • 1 lb. fresh ripe plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and cut into and ½-inch dice
  • Salt
  • ½ cup green olives, pitted and julienned
  • 2 Tbsp. capers
  • 1 tsp. coarsely chopped fresh oregano or ½ tsp dried oregano
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh basil leaves, torn by hand into small pieces
  • 1 pound fusilli lunghi
  • 4 Tbsp. freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 2 Tbsp. freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese

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