Italian
Silvia’s Masterclass
From
Silvia’s Masterclass
season
1
One Pot Fusilli with Potatoes, Borlotti and Cavolo Nero
With
Silvia Colloca
Ingredients
3 tablespoons of Colovita extra-virgin olive oil
1 small brown onion or French shallot, finely chopped
1 small celery rib, thinly sliced (reserve some of the green leaves for later)
400 gr of potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
300 of Barilla fusilli
1 can of Capriccio borlotti beans, well rinsed and drained
120 gr of cubed Floridia Provola
6-7 leaves of cavolo nero, ribs removed, leaves torn
salt and pepper for seasoning
Method
Boil some water in a kettle or in a pot. Or bring some vegetable stock to a low heat.
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, add onion (or shallot), and celery and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
Add the potato cubes along with a little water (just enough to cover them) and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until the potatoes are starting to soften.
Add the pasta and enough water to stock to submerge it by 4 cm. Stir gently and cook for 8-9 minutes or until the pasta is al dente.
Turn off the heat, add the borlotti beans, provola and cavolo nero, and stir to melt the cheese and wilt the leaves with the residual heat. Serve in bowls with freshly ground pepper and a little drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
Silvia Colloca
Silvia Colloca is an Italian-born food writer, opera singer, TV producer and host. She has authored seven cookbooks, including Silvia’s Cucina, Made in Italy, La Dolce Vita, Love, Laugh, Bake!, Simple Italian (2024), and The Italian Homecook (2025), all published by Penguin.
Silvia’s most recent television work is Silvia’s Italian Masterclass (Channel 10), with its latest season airing in October 2025. The series is currently funding for Season 4. She has also appeared as a special guest on SBS’s Mastermind in 2025. Her earlier TV credits include the SBS Food series Cook Like an Italian, which has screened internationally across three seasons, as well as Made in Italy with Silvia Colloca (SBS), filmed on location in the Le Marche and Abruzzo regions and earning her a 2015 TV WEEK Logie Award nomination for Best New Talent. She also co-wrote, co-produced and hosted the ABC prime-time series Silvia’s Italian Table in 2016.
Outside of food and television, Silvia has enjoyed a career as a celebrated opera singer and actress. In 2022, she released her debut solo classical album with Universal Music, which topped the Classical Charts for over 20 weeks. That same year, she performed with Andrea Bocelli at his Sydney concert, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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