Cooking with Kids: Pasta with Lidia Bastianich

Done right, pasta is healthy and delicious. We’re talking about modest portions, cooked correctly and combined with a sauce featuring vegetables, protein and a little grated cheese.

Article By: Theresa DiMasi and Lisa Chernick

On a visit to Eataly in New York City, Lidia Bastianich – chef, author and television host – teaches the kids how to shop for and make a great pasta dish.

In the kitchen

Cooking with Lidia Bastianish

Lidia shows the kids how to make (and fall in love with) Cappellini con Zucca, Pollo e Grana (Cappellini with Spaghetti Squash, Chicken and Grana Padano Cheese). They help prep the squash, and learn about pasta shapes, salting the cooking water, and how to match a sauce with a pasta. Then they dig right in.

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About the expert

Lidia Bastianich

Lidia is one of the best-loved chefs on television, a cookbook author, restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Her cookbooks include Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy and Lidia’s Italy – both companion books to the Emmy-nominated television series, Lidia’s Italy, as well as Lidia’s Family Table, Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen, Lidia’s Italian Table and La Cucina di Lidia. She is the chef/owner of four acclaimed New York City restaurants – Felidia, Becco, Esca and Del Posto, as well as Lidia’s in Pittsburgh and Kansas City and the newly-opened Eataly. Visit www.lidiasitaly.com to learn even more.

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