Calamari with Short Pasta (Ditali)

A dish that tastes of the sea and brings to mind lovely family meals! Calamari with short-cut pasta is an easy and delicious choice, perfect for those days when we want a satisfying homemade meal without spending too much time in the kitchen. The result is a juicy, flavourful dish, with the pasta beautifully coated in the sauce and the calamari remaining tender. It is one of those recipes that easily becomes part of our weekly menu and makes us want to prepare it again and again!

Calamari with Short Pasta (Ditali)

Galatia Pamboridis

A dish that tastes of the sea and brings to mind lovely family meals! Calamari with short-cut pasta is an easy and delicious choice, perfect for those days when we want a satisfying homemade meal without spending too much time in the kitchen.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Fish, Main Courses, Pasta

Servings 8

Ingredients

  

• 500 grams small or medium calamari cut into rings
• 125 ml olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 1 leek finely chopped
• ¼ tsp chilli flakes
• 350 grams cherry tomatoes halved
• 300 grams short-cut pasta or orzo
• 200 ml rosé or white wine
• 2 Tbsp finely chopped parsley
• 750 ml vegetable stock
• 50 grams spinach leaves
• 50 grams rocket arugula leaves
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

 

• In a large frying pan, heat half of the olive oil. Add the leek and onion and sauté until softened and lightly browned.
• Add the garlic, chilli flakes and calamari. Season with salt and pepper and sauté until the calamari changes colour.
• Add the cherry tomatoes and bring to a simmer, allowing them to cook until they begin to release their juices.
• Add the short-cut pasta and the remaining olive oil. Stir well so that the pasta absorbs all the wonderful flavours from the pan.
• Pour in the wine and stir. Let it simmer for about one minute, then add the parsley and 500 ml of the vegetable stock.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally and adding more stock as needed, until the pasta is cooked. The finished dish should be juicy and saucy, not dry.
• Finally, add the spinach and rocket leaves. Stir well and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, if needed.
• Serve immediately.

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