Our Favorite Sicilian Pasta Recipes

1
Pasta with Eggplant, Tomato Sauce, and Baked Ricotta

Pasta is tossed with basil-laced tomato sauce then topped with a heaping portion of fried eggplant morsels.
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2
Pasta with Cauliflower, Pine Nuts, and Raisins

This dish is a classic wintertime pasta, prepared with minor variations around the island.
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3
Pasta with Preserved Tuna

Traditionally prepared using jarred or canned preserved tuna belly.
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4
Pasta Ribbons with Pork Ragù

This typical Christmas dish traditionally hails from Modica, a splendid Baroque city in the southeast corner of the island.
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5
Savory Crêpes Baked with Ricotta Filling

There are two common names for this dish in Italian. One is cannelloni, meaning “big reed,” and the other is manicotti, or “cooked hands,” probably because the cook’s fingers can get scorched when preparing the crêpes.
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6
Ricotta Ravioli

Ravioli are typical all throughout Italy, but they are a specialty in Sicily, where they are commonly prepared with sheep’s milk ricotta.
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This island’s cuisine is a fusion of food traditions, with an imprint of family on every dish.