Pasta with Chicory, Orange, Goat Cheese & Candied Walnuts

As mentioned above, the beauty of pasta is that it's so easy to modify with the seasons. Whether it's vegetarian or seafood, meat or vegan, pasta makes a great accompaniment to anything and it does one thing, it fills you up. During spring there is wild garlic pasta, in summer fruity tomato sauce is cooked, in fall there is pumpkin pasta with sage on the table and in addition to kale there is tart chicory in winter, which is the main ingredient for this vegetarian pasta recipe. When chicory is lightly sautéed, it still has texture and develops a slight sweetness. This sweet and tart taste can be combined wonderfully with other ingredients.

You can find this description all over, when looking for pasta recipes for dinner. One pot pasta, as the name suggests, is prepared in just one pot and again highlights the ease of preparation. Not only does it sound good, it is, because who among us wants to complicate things. In my vegetarian one pot pasta recipe, fruity orange was used in addition to Paccheri pasta and roasted chicory. The pasta was topped off with creamy goat cheese and crunchy caramelized walnuts. Now, you might argue whether this recipe really deserves the name One Pot Pasta, but I see it pragmatically, because I always have a stash in the kitchen and rarely make things just for one dish. Caramelized nuts, for example, are always delicious for salads, soups, or desserts, so they're already in the drawer.

Looking for more Mediterranean recipes? Then feel free to check out my Portuguese Migas with Roasted Broccoli & Plum Pickles and for dessert, the best original Italian Tiramisu!