Sicilian lemon pappardelle with ‘nduja and crunchy breadcrumbs

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 30 min
  • Difficulty: easy

Forget what you know about quick pasta recipes because this heavenly combination of pappardelle, lemon, spicy ‘nduja and crunchy breadcrumbs is here to change the game.

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Ingredients

  • 30g unsalted butter
  • 4 banana shallots, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • Zest and juice 3 lemons (ideally Sicilian), plus wedges to serve
  • 50g ’nduja, crumbled
  • Bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for frying
  • 
50g fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 
400g fresh pappardelle
  • 40g parmesan, grated, plus extra to serve
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Method

  1. Heat the butter in a large pan over a low heat and fry the shallots for 15 minutes until soft. Add the garlic, lemon zest and juice, then cook for a minute. Add the ’nduja and half the parsley, then fry for 1-2 minutes.
  2. In a small frying pan, heat a glug of olive oil, add the breadcrumbs and fry over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes until crisp. Set aside.
  3. Cook the pappardelle in a pan of boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes until almost tender. Drain, reserving a cupful of the cooking water, then add the pasta to the ’nduja mixture. Set over a medium heat, then toss with a splash of the pasta water, the 3 tbsp olive oil and the 40g parmesan.
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  5. Season to taste, divide among bowls, sprinkle with the crunchy breadcrumbs and remaining parsley, then serve with lemon wedges and extra parmesan.

Nutrition

  • 606kcals Calories
  • 27.5g (9.6g saturated) Fat
  • 20.7g Protein
  • 66.5g (5.1g sugars) Carbs
  • 4.8g Fibre
  • 0.8g Salt

Quick wins & tips

Learn how to roll pasta using a machine below

Cook smarter

’Nduja is a spreadable spicy Calabrian pork sausage. Find it in Italian delis, large supermarkets and on Natoora, or use crumbled cooking chorizo.

To Drink

A modern, fresh, citrussy white fiano from Sicily is just right with this.

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Reviews

Marcella Bilsby

This is a great recipe. Quick, easy and super flavoursome. The breadcrumb topping makes all the difference.

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