Cocoa tagliatelle with light cream & walnuts
( Tagliatelle al cioccolato con panna e noci )

Recipe for cocoa tagliatelle with light cream and walnuts

Preparation and cooking

• - Cook tagliatelle.
  Bring to a boil abundant salted water and cook tagliatelle according to instructions on the package.
• - Prepare light-cream-and-walnuts sauce.
  While you're cooking tagliatelle, you have to prepare pasta sauce.
  Put all ingredients in a little saucepan, except chives.
  Season to taste with salt.
  Cook over a gentle flame for only a minute.
  If your sauce isn't smooth, you can add some tablespoons of the hot water in which you are boiling tagliatelle.
  Add chives once turned off your stove.
• - Drain tagliatelle very well.
  Put drained tagliatelle again onto the pan.
  Stir in your sauce.

Just before serving

• - Transfer tagliatelle you've just dressed in a large bowl or individual plates.
• - Serve at once.

Note

Tips

• - If you want you can use toasted hazelnuts instead of walnuts.
• - More details on chocolate tagliatelle. This kind of dried pasta is made with all-purpose flour and cocoa powder. You find them in gourmet food shops easily. Choose good-quality pasta for the best result!

Menu planning

• - This pasta dish is very delicate and it is very difficult to choose other recipes for a full menu.
  Here it is the menu (typical Italian menu) I planned when I created this tagliatelle recipe! Links to suggested recipes below!
  Starter: I made pizza with spinach and salami and served it, cubed, accompanied by bubbles. You can pair it to all your menu. Read below to know what bubbles ;)
  First course: chocolate tagliatelle topped with light-cream-and-walnut sauce.
  Second course: braised beef
  Dessert: pineapple-and-kiwi salad, a fruit salad of mine that is served directly inside pineapple
  This is a perfect menu idea for a celebration, an anniversary or a birthday dinner party!

Useful links for this recipe

• - I begin with the link to fresh cocoa pasta how-to.
• - This is the recipe for salami and spinach pizza.
• - Braised beef is made according to the traditions of northern Italy.
• - Finally my dessert recipe: pineapple and kiwi fruit salad

Healthy eating

• - This is a recipe very rich in fat and calories and so I make this dish very seldom. Follow my tip if you have an healthy eating plan.
• - This is a dish ideal for people who have tomato intolerance or allergy

Loretta

What's the right wine for " Cocoa tagliatelle with light cream & walnuts "?

My husband and I suggest Italian bubbles: Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene (sparkling wine from Veneto)