Pasta — Recipes — ALEXANDRA DUDLEY

Crab Spaghetti With Chilli, Parsley And Lemon

This is a wonderful dish for a summer party that manages to be both light and indulgent at the same time.

Dinner Party, Mains, Fish, PastaAlexandra Dudley10 August 2022pasta, mains, crab spaghettiComment

Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca

This is an incredibly simple pasta dish that relies primarily on store cupboard ingredients. Originating from Naples in the 20th century, the name is often believed to have derived from the word "puttana"…

Mains, Dinner Party, PastaAlexandra Dudley7 August 2022pasta, puttanesca, italianComment

Winter Greens And Grana Padano Spaghetti

This is one of my favourite things to make when the weather turns cooler. The sauce is glossy and rich and full of the good stuff. I love the depth of flavour that the Grana Padano Riserva brings to this, almost nutty and umami. Go for smoked garlic if you can, otherwise regular will do. This is such a quick recipe to prepare and perfect for a midweek meal.

Dinner Party, Vegetarian, Mains, PastaAlexandra Dudley7 November 2021pasta, spaghetti, cavolo nero, winter, comfort food, autumn, kale, grana padano, creamy pasta, healthy pastaComment

Roasted Squash Linguine

This is such a delicious dish for autumn. The onion squash, also known as red kuri squash has the most wonderfully soft interior and skin when roasted and makes a fantastic pasta sauce. I used fresh linguine for this from Daylesford Farm which was perfect for this. I’ve finished off with a nutty sage and rosemary browned butter that takes this dish to the next level. Perfect for a dinner party or date night.

Summer Gnudi with tarragon and Grana Padano

Taking their name from the Italian word ‘nudi’ meaning ‘naked,’ these pillowy soft balls are similar to what one might use as the filling for a ravioli – only they are without the pasta shell and are therefore, naked. I love to serve gnudi in the summer. Blissfully light and full of flavour they make a perfect simple supper or lunch in the garden.

Vegetarian, Pasta, Mains, Dinner Party, Most PopularAlexandra Dudley16 July 2021gnudi, ricotta, italian, gluten free, grana padano, lemon, tarragonComment

Ravioli Tricolore

My ravioli Festa Della Repubblica has three different fillings. Each filling echoes the colours of the Italian flag: verde (green), bianco (white) and rosso (red). Each filling is also richly flavoured with fresh ingredients and lots of Grana Padano Riserva. This Grana Padano is aged for over 20 months. It has a complex and almost nutty taste as well as a beautiful crumbly texture.

Mains, Pasta, VegetarianAlexandra Dudley24 May 2021italy, ravioli, fresh pasta, homemade pasta, pesto, red pestoComment

Ginger Lemongrass Noodle Soup With Crispy Tofu

I called this a noodle soup because that is how I like to enjoy it. I like the brevity of cooking rice noodles (usually less than five mins) and this is just the sort of thing I will make midweek when I realise that it’s just past lunchtime and my belly is growling. I like to use brown rice vermicelli noodles but you could use any sort of rice noodle or even rice for that matter. Serve it with rice and it could be a curry, or omit the noodles and make it a soup. It is fresh, flavourful and reheats well too.

Mains, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetarian, SoupsAlexandra Dudley14 May 2021tofu, noodle, warming, coconut, gluten freeComment

Tagliatelle With Sage Pesto Served With Crispy Grana Padano

I love the colour of this dish and I have really enjoyed creating this recipe for Grana Padano as part of my Tastemaker partnership. The earthy green pesto with creamy Grana Padano Riserva is beautiful at this time of year and the crispy sage leaves give a lovely nod to Autumn.

Mains, Dinner Party, Pasta, Vegetarian, Most PopularAlexandra Dudley28 September 2020pasta, pesto, sage pesto, sage, grana padanoComment

Pasta for friends with walnut, lemon, nutmeg and Grana Padano

A wonderful dish to serve with friends I love the smiles that come with placing a large platter of pasta on the table. Adding the reserved pasta water creates a luscious glossy sauce that pairs beautifully with the slight nutty heat of nutmeg and black pepper. The trick is to have all your ingredients ready before you guests arrive so that its just a case of boiling the pasts for ten minutes or so and chucking it all in the pan.

Pasta, Mains, Dinner Party, VegetarianAlexandra Dudley12 January 2020

Wild garlic and almond pesto

There is something deeply satisfying about foraging one’s own food. For me at least it makes me feel closer to the earth, calmer and incredibly grateful for seasons. Whilst searching for wild mushrooms can be risky (and not something Id advise without proper guidance) hunting for wild garlic is simple and safe.

Pasta, SidesAlexandra Dudley4 April 2019