![]() Italian Eggplant and Tomato Pasta with Ricotta.This pasta with yellow squash gets some tang from tomatoes and richness from a little bacon. Just a little goes a long way, so you still have a heavily veggie-based dish, but loads of flavor. I like to start a lot of pasta dishes with a little cooked bacon, pancetta or sausage. Here are some fun shapes that I would recommend swapping for gemelli: If you don't have gemelli pasta on hand, or if it proves difficult to find in a store, there are plenty of different types of pasta you can use! There are lots of pasta substitutions that can be made. For instance you wouldn't use Orzo (a rice-shape) in place of Penne (a tube). Not all pasta is created equal! Many pasta shapes can be swapped for each other, but not all. This particular shape of pasta makes it perfect for soaking up flavorful oils, sauces and flavors. Take a closer look and you'll see it is actually one S-shaped strand in a corkscrew spiral. This type of pasta looks like two twin strands of pasta twisted together. Gemelli (pronounced jeh-MEL-lee) is the word for ‘twins’ in Italian. Try my other pasta salad recipes that make great dinners: I love the fresh ingredients readily available in summer, and pasta is a perfect simple base to hold it all together. This delicious meal is an easy one you can throw together. The bright yellow squash and rich red tomatoes create a dish that matches the sunny days! ![]() It's summertime, and you want to put some color (and veggies!) in your meals.
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