I love Paccheri pasta because of its large shape as it can be used in many different dishes such as lasagna-style dish, stuffed or just served with a hearty sauce.

One of the famous Paccheri recipes in Calabria is Paccheri with swordfish.

INGREDIENTS:

SERVE 4

300 g Paccheri pasta

400 g swordfish cut to cubes

4-tablespoon olive oil

4 garlic cloves crushed

3 medium ripe tomatoes cut to cubes 

Pinch of chili flakes

50 g Kalamata olives pitted and sliced 

Pinch chopped parsley

Pinch chopped basil 

Salt and freshly ground pepper

STEPS:

Pour olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat, add the crushed and cook for about 2 minutes until the olive oil is fragrant. Add the swordfish cubes and cook for about 3 minutes carefully stirring making sure the fish does not break.

Add the tomato, chili flakes and cook until soft about 10 minutes, finally season with salt, pepper and stir in the chopped herbs.

Bring a large pan of water to a boil. Once boiling, add salt and cook the pasta until al dente, drain then add to the pasta and stir well.