So what is checca sauce anyways? It’s a traditional fresh tomato sauce used in the Italian preparation Pasta alla Checca, and it’s sort of like a beefed up tomato sauce. If you’re like me and love things that taste both fresh and rich at the same time with a little addition of cheese, well then… you’ve just planned dinner for many wonderful summer nights to come! Fresh tomatoes get tossed into the blender with basil, minced garlic, olive oil, and freshly grated parmesan. Then they’re seasoned to taste with salt and pepper before blending into a chunky sauce. Then little cubes of fresh mozzarella are stirred in before tossing it with freshly cooked pasta or sautéed zucchini noodles! Here we are with everything but the mozzarella in the blender…. …and we’re done! This sauce is so fast that you can have it made and still have to wait for your pasta water to come to a boil! And, for a pasta update – we’re still eating either DeLallo or Jovial 100% brown rice pasta because they’re the best gluten free pastas I’ve tried yet. We go back and forth between the 2 brands mostly depending on what store I’ve been to recently – both of them are excellent. Since it’s the height of summer and we’re completely swamped with zucchini, we’ve been eating zucchini noodles several times a week. There will always be a special place in my carb loving heart for pasta, but surprisingly zucchini noodles are quite addicting – try them and you’ll see what I mean! 5 from 2 reviews
