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Have you ever tried Caccavelle?

24/10/2015 by Franceska Leave a Comment

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Caccavelle… oh wow… I love this type of pasta! And once you try it you will love it too!

This is the largest pasta in the world, it weights 50 grams per piece and has a diameter of 9 cm. You can note from its shape that it is a perfect pasta for the fillings. Let that shells pasta stay on your shelves and prepare the Caccavelle! You will impress your guests for sure with this type of pasta and some yummy filling. I prepare it often because my family goes crazy for this pasta and it is very easy to prepare. In Italy, the most famous recipe with this pasta is Caccavelle Alla Sorentina, filled with sausage, pork meat, mozzarella, tomato sauce, ricotta etc. I will post this recipe soon.

caccavelle

So there are many different fillings one can choose from, today I decided to fill them with shrimps, peas, and tomatoes… Well, that is one appetizing filling!

onion and parsley

I think (correct me if I’m wrong) that when it comes to seafood sauce recipes the most important ingredient is white wine… At least my grandpa taught me so. He was a fisherman and he loved preparing fish, his fish soup was the best one I have ever tasted in my entire life. I prepared it several times, but it never tasted like his, never… So, I always add a big cup of dry white wine to my seafood sauces and they never let me down. 🙂 You can use table wines, but remember to use a dry wine, not a “sweet one”.

This time, I used frozen shrimps which are not the best option, but I didn’t have time to buy fresh ones (as you can imagine, the recipe is much more tasty with fresh shrimps). I also used plum tomatoes, although you can use cherry tomatoes, but then you should cook them less than plum tomatoes. Plum tomatoes are great for preparing fresh tomato sauces. And onions, well, they give that special flavor to almost every sauce and I use them a lot, almost in all of my recipes… When I’m not preparing pasta, I’m preparing Focaccia with Onions, Onion rings, Onion cookies… and I don’t cry anymore when slicing onions. 🙂

So good appetite and let us know have you ever prepared stuffed Caccavelle? What is your favorite Caccavelle filling?

Shrimps and peas sauce

Recipe - Stuffed Caccavelle

Stuffed Caccavelle
Stuffed Caccavelle

Stuffed Caccavelle

  Pasta & Seafood

October 24, 2015

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Ingredients

4 Caccavelle

5 tbsp Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1 Onion

2 Garlic cloves

300 g Peas

250 g Tomatoes

300 g Shrimps

2 sprigs fresh Parsley

1 tsp dried thyme

200 ml Dry White wine

Salt and Pepper, to taste

Directions

1Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook Caccavelle as indicated on the package.

2In a skillet or a non-stick pan put extra-virgin olive oil, chopped onion, chopped parsley and garlic. Cook until golden.

3Add shelled peas, cook for few minutes and then add white wine. Cook another 3 minutes.

4Add shrimps and diced tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes, turn of the heat and adjust with salt and pepper.

5Fill the Caccavelle and sprinkle with thyme.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size311 g
Calories367
Sodium233 mg
Potassium559 mg
Protein22,2 g
Cholesterol158 mg
Sugar7,5 g
Total Fat19,3 g
Saturated Fat3 g
Total Carbohydrates19,1 g

Filed Under: Pasta & Seafood Tagged With: Caccavelle, Peas, Shrimps, Tomatoes

4 Reviews

DC

August 1, 2018

Where can I purchase this pasta? I live in New York state and I would like to try.

David

October 22, 2017

I’ve tried forever to find these shells but without success…any suggestions?

Emma

October 27, 2015

Amazing, never heard of this pasta!

Elisabeth

October 27, 2015

WOW! Never heard of this kind of pasta. Great idea for special occasions!

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