Pasta Amatriciana Online Cooking Class — Learn to Cook Spicy Italian Pasta at Home

Join this live online Italian cooking class and learn how to make a rich, spicy Pasta Amatriciana (or Arrabbiata if you would prefer a vegetarian option) from scratch at home. In this interactive Zoom cooking class, with the help of two instructors, you'll cook along step by step while learning how to balance heat, acidity, and savoury flavours to create a comforting Italian pasta dish full of character. This will become a favourite that you return to again and again.

Pasta all'amatriciana is one of Italy's classic pasta sauces, traditionally combining cured pork, tomato, pecorino cheese, and chili. We, like many Roman home cooks, add onion for extra sweetness and flavour. However, we build on this traditional foundation with the addition of creamy mozzarella for extra richness and comfort. The dish can also easily be adapted into a vegetarian pasta all'arrabbiata while still delivering the same bold tomato and chili flavours.

In addition to the pasta sauce, you will learn how to cook perfectly al dente pasta, make our signature garlic bread inspired by an Italian restaurant in Tokyo, and prepare a traditional vegetable side dish (contorni).

What you'll learn:

• How to make a rich Italian tomato pasta sauce from scratch
• How to balance spice, acidity, and savoury flavours in Italian cooking
• How ingredients like guanciale, pecorino, and mozzarella build depth and richness
• How to adapt the dish into a vegetarian pasta all'arrabbiata
• How to pan-fry courgettes and peppers to make a delicious side dish

What you'll make:

• Pasta all'amatriciana with mozzarella
• Optional vegetarian pasta all'arrabbiata variation
• Suggested serving ideas with garlic bread and vegetables

This beginner-friendly online cooking class is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to cook classic Italian pasta dishes at home, build confidence making flavourful tomato-based sauces, and create quick, satisfying weeknight meals with simple ingredients.

Outcomes

By the end of this class, you'll be able to confidently prepare spicy Italian pasta sauces from scratch, perfectly cook pasta, and make delicious garlic bread and side vegetables. You'll then be able to adapt these techniques to a wide variety of Italian dishes.

Book your live online cooking class today and bring the flavours of Italian comfort food into your own kitchen.