Getting Started With Healthy Italian Cooking

So you may love the taste of Italian food, but have you ever tried cooking it yourself? Well you should know that it is really not all that hard to get started with healthy Italian cooking, but there are a few things that you are going to have to be aware of first. You can learn to cook, and Italian food at that, as long as you are going to be willing to put in the time and effort here.

First and foremost you have to understand the importance of food to the Italians, and know that they put a great deal of time and care into their cooking. If you want to learn about healthy Italian cooking, there is one recipe that is going to be great for you to get started with.



Mediterranean and Basil Pasta

If you want to start getting into healthy Italian cooking, the Mediterranean and basil pasta is one that you will definitely want to try out. For this healthy Italian cooking recipe you are going to need 2 red peppers seeded and cut into chunks, 2 red onions cut into wedges, 2 red chili peppers seeded and diced, 3 garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon superfine sugar, salt and pepper, 2 lbs tomatoes quartered, 10 ounces pasta, 10 basil leaves, and 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese.

Now that you have all your ingredients, you can get started with the preparation of the recipe. Now to make this Italian cooking recipe you are going to need to roast the vegetables and to do this you are going to have to heat the oven to 400F and then scatter all the cut up vegetables into a large roasting tin and sprinkle with some sugar and drizzle with oil. Then you want to let these roast for about fifteen minutes until they are tender.

While the vegetables are roasting you are going to want to be cooking the pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water and cook until tender. Now you want to remove the vegetables when they are done, and mix with the pasta. Tear some basil leaves and sprinkle with parmesan on top before serving.

This is a very simple recipe to follow, but know that there are lots of others that you could prepare as well if you want to do some healthy cooking with Italian food. Italian food is not only healthy but delicious and you are going to love it.