History of Pasta: Food Trivia

Italian pasta has been enjoyed for centuries, with old recipes still being prepared and new ones still being created. In the days of the high seas, sailors packed pasta as a staple for long voyages due to its incredibly long shelf life. Now, Italian restaurants world wide make millions of pasta dishes each year, as the noodle has become more than a convenient source of dry food. Penne pasta, with its tubular shape and ribbed texture is a particular favorite due to the amount of pasta sauce or cheese that it can hold. Penne pasta dishes are not only easy to make, fun to prepare, but delicious to enjoy. If you would like to learn how to prepare a new penne pasta recipe, the best part is just below.

In this free Italian recipes cooking class on video, learn how to make a baked penne pasta dish with sausage. Our expert will walk you through the recipe step-by-step, with tips on how to cook the sausage, prepare the vegetables, add tomato paste and wine, make a homemade ricotta cheese, assemble and bake the casserole, and even how to make an asiago cheese garlic bread to go along with the dish. Enjoy!