Pizza di Maccheroni

Name: Pizza di Maccheroni (Maccheroni “Pizza” with Tomato, Basil and Parmesan)
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped; 1 ½ cups fresh roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded and ¼” diced; Salt; Freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated; 1 pound maccheroni (not elbow shaped); 2 eggs; 2 tablespoons butter

Maccheroni “Pizza” with Tomato, Basil and Parmesan

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Classic Pasta Cookbook

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 1993

About

This unusual pasta dish is a specialty of a restaurant called “Principe” in Pompei. It is meant to be eaten cold but I’ve found it can be quite good warm as well.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
1 ½

Europe
Italy
Pompei
Main course
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Pasta

Method

Fill a pot for the pasta with about 6 quarts of water, cover, and place over high heat.
Put the olive oil and garlic in a 10-inch skillet and place over medium high heat. When

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