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Fusilli alla Caprese Recipe

Fusilli alla Caprese

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Cooking for Beginners

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  • on April 12, 2012

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    This is one of my family's favorite recipes. It was delicious as written, but we weren't too thrilled with the tomato skins. So now we use whole peeled canned tomatoes cut up. Also, we double the cheese because it's amazing. If you are using fresh mozzarella and fresh basil, this will not be bland at all. This is our favorite pasta, we have it almost once a week. My husband and I can't wait to take it to work for lunch the next day! Thanks Giada!!

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  • on April 12, 2012

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    This recipe is super delicious!!! I really can't understand the bland comments. I thought it had tons of flavor with the fresh ingredients. I altered it a little bit by using grape tomatoes and adding some heat with red pepper flakes. I also served it with rib eye steaks since my husband insists on meat :- Definitely a keeper!!!! I love you Giada!!!

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  • on March 18, 2012

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    Another delightful recipe that was a big hit. Thanks for so many vegetarian options! In this recipe, I use mozzarella I made myself : For those out there who love cooking, it's easier than you think (I am an amateur and it is so much more flavorful. A dish like this lets my cheese be the star.

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  • on February 19, 2012

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    This pasta dish is so light yet so satisfying! My family loved this dish including my picky kids. I will definitely make this over and over again.

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  • on December 26, 2011

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    We love, love this dish at home! I usually make it once a week, because it is so easy and tasty! I follow almost exactly Giada's recipe, the only things that I do differently are that I do not add the water from the cooked pasta (the tomatoes already produce a lot of juice, I cut the cherry tomatoes in halfs and not in quarters, and I usually use the small fresh mozzarella balls (not the pearls, but the ones that are a little larger' this way I do not need to dice the cheese. The cheese never clumps, maybe because I add some extra olive oil at the end and mix everything together. I have served this dish several tomes to guests, and everyone always goes for seconds. I don't know why some people say that the dish is bland, but I find that the amount of salt really makes the difference.

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  • on October 19, 2011

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    Easy and tasty

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  • on August 21, 2011

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    I loved this...where everyone thought it was bland, I thought it was really light which made this a good one!

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  • on June 29, 2011

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    To counteract the bland flavor most reviewers referred to...we added some balsamic vinegar as a dressing. It added the right amount of tang to the food!

    Great summer time dish!!!

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  • on April 17, 2011

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    I agree with those who said it was a bit bland. Mozzarella, I am sorry, is a bland cheese. I bought the "pearl size" fresh mozzarella. They neither melted or clumped. The tomato "sauce" however was excellent. I will make this again, but use feta for more flavor. I also agree with those who said to either double the sauce, or half the amount of pasta. With those adaptations, I would definitely make it again - very easy.

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  • on April 13, 2011

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    This is sooo EASY to make and it is DELICIOUS!!! Very fresh.

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