This Pumpkin Pasta Puts a Time-Saving Spin on a Mantuan Tradition

Francine Segan |
Pasta alla zucca
Difficulty Level
Low
Cooking Time
30 minutes
Cost
Low

The concept of using the filling for traditional ravioli, cappelletti and tortelli recipes as the sauce for pasta is very liberating.  It was popularized by the famous ½ûÂþÌìÌà chef Gualtiero Marchesi, who first introduced â€œopen ravioliâ€� back in the 1980s.

These days, many pressed-for-time ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs forgo ravioli making and instead turn the filling into a free-form sauce for pasta. The flavors are the same and it saves time. In this case, the name comes from the ma

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