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Pasta with nduja, prawns and stracciatella
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Pasta with nduja, prawns and stracciatella

Whole wheat pasta 3 ¼ cups (320 g) - Fusilli (spiral pasta)

By Test Kitchen · 04 Aug 2026 · Italy · 2 min ·
Ingredients · Servings 4
  • Whole wheat pasta Fusilli (spiral pasta) 3 ¼ cups
  • Jumbo shrimp peeled and cleaned 7 oz
  • Nduja 7 oz
  • Stracciatella cheese to taste
  • White wine 2 oz
  • Parsley to taste
  • Garlic 1 clove
  • Extra virgin olive oil to taste
  • Fine salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
Method · 35 min
  1. To prepare the pasta with nduja, prawns and stracciatella, pour oil, garlic and the parsley stems into a pan 1 . Heat the pan and sauté for a couple of minutes, then add the prawns 2 . Cook over the heat for 3-4 minutes, then season with salt 3 .
  2. Season with pepper 4 and deglaze with white wine 5 . Let the alcohol evaporate 6 .
  3. Remove the prawns 7 and set them aside 8 . Also remove the garlic and the parsley stems 9 .
  4. Add the nduja to the pan with the cooking juices 10 . Meanwhile bring the salted water to a boil 11 and cook the pasta 12 .
  5. Loosen the sauce with a ladle of pasta cooking water 13 and let it absorb the flavors. Now chop the parsley leaves and set them aside 14 . Drain the pasta 15 .
  6. Pour the pasta into the pan with the sauce 16 , loosen with some pasta water to make it creamy 17 , then add the prawns 18 .
  7. Flavor with the chopped fresh parsley 19 and finish with a drizzle of raw oil 20 . Finally, pour the stracciatella into the blender jug 21 .
  8. Season with oil 22 and pepper 23 , then blend everything with an immersion blender 24 .
  9. Plate 25 with the blended stracciatella 26 and enjoy the pasta with nduja, prawns and stracciatella immediately 27 .

Difficulty: Easy

  • Prep time: 15 min
  • Cook time: 20 min
  • Serving: 4
  • INGREDIENTS
  • Whole wheat pasta 3 ¼ cups (320 g) - Fusilli (spiral pasta)
  • Jumbo shrimp 7 oz (200 g) - peeled and cleaned
  • Nduja 7 oz (200 g)
  • White wine 2 oz (60 g)

How to prepare Pasta with nduja, prawns and stracciatella

To prepare the pasta with nduja, prawns and stracciatella, pour oil, garlic and the parsley stems into a pan 1. Heat the pan and sauté for a couple of minutes, then add the prawns 2.

Cook over the heat for 3-4 minutes, then season with salt 3. Season with pepper 4 and deglaze with white wine 5.

Let the alcohol evaporate 6. Remove the prawns 7 and set them aside 8.

Also remove the garlic and the parsley stems 9. Add the nduja to the pan with the cooking juices 10.

Meanwhile bring the salted water to a boil 11 and cook the pasta 12. Loosen the sauce with a ladle of pasta cooking water 13 and let it absorb the flavors.

Now chop the parsley leaves and set them aside 14. Drain the pasta 15.

Pour the pasta into the pan with the sauce 16, loosen with some pasta water to make it creamy 17, then add the prawns 18. Flavor with the chopped fresh parsley 19 and finish with a drizzle of raw oil 20. Finally, pour the stracciatella into the blender jug 21.

Season with oil 22 and pepper 23, then blend everything with an immersion blender 24. Plate 25 with the blended stracciatella 26 and enjoy the pasta with nduja, prawns and stracciatella immediately 27.

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