Pasta Capri A Domenics Original Recipes

SPAGHETTI DI CAPRI

Steps:

• Halve or quarter the tomatoes, depending on size, over a large bowl to catch all the juices. To the bowl with the tomatoes, add the celery, olives, basil, lemon pepper, and salt, and toss to combine. In a large pot of boiling salted water cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and transfer to the bowl. Add the olive oil and salt to taste and toss to combine.

PASTA CAPRI, A DOMENIC'S ORIGINAL

Steps:

• Cook pasta to pkg. directions , in lightly salted boiling water. Drain and toss lightly with olive oil.
• Chop onions and shallots coarsely. Dice tomato. Preheat large oiled saute pan over high heat. Add butter, shrimp, tomato, onions and saute for 1 minute. Add shallots, olives, and black pepper and saute for 1 minute. Add wine, reduce heat and simmer til creamy. Add more wine or pasta water if it becomes too dry. Put drained pasta in a bowl and pour sauce on top of pasta. Garnish with sliced lemon and parsley. Serves 2

CHICKEN CAPRI PASTA

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese spread, milk and garlic powder until blended.
• Cook and stir chicken and peppers in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 5 to 7 min. or until chicken is done. Stir in broccoli; cook 2 to 3 min. or until heated through. Add cream cheese mixture. Cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until heated through.
• Serve over pasta; sprinkle with Parmesan.

PASTA AMATRICIANA

Steps:

• In a large (12-inch) skillet, heat olive oil over medium. Add guanciale and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. To the skillet, add tomatoes, black pepper and red-pepper flakes, and season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally and smashing tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon, until tomatoes have broken down and sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of salted water, cook pasta according to package directions until just shy of al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and drain.
• Add pasta, tomato sauce and ½ cup of pasta cooking water back to the large pasta pot and stir vigorously over medium-high heat until pasta is evenly coated in the sauce, about 1 minute. (Add more pasta water if sauce is dry.) Remove from heat, stir in the cheese and season to taste with salt.
• Divide pasta among bowls and garnish with more cheese and black pepper.