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Mar 10, 2013

Project 293: Easy Creamy Pasta For Sunday Dinner

This recipe comes together very fast. While the pasta water is heating, you can quickly chop, saute, and process a really tasty and creamy sauce using simple ingredients.

Here is what I used:

12 oz. pasta of your choice
2 garlic cloves, mashed
2 tbsp pine nuts
1/2 large onion, diced
big handful of fresh parsley (stems too)
1 heaping tbsp goat cheese
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
6 oz. cherry tomatoes
2 inch chunk parmesan cheese, chopped
coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

While the pasta water is heating, put parsley, goat cheese and parmesean into the food processor to wait while you cook. In a large skillet heat the oil over medium-high heat, saute onions, garlic, pine nuts and tomatoes until color comes to the pine nuts and the tomatoes split. As I mentioned earlier, I pull off some of the tomato skins.

Cook the pasta of your choice according to the package directions. I like rigatoni for a sauce like this because the sauce gets trapped inside the pasta.

Pour the tomato mixture into the food processor and process just about 10 seconds. Meanwhile, the large skillet sits and waits. Leave all of that good flavor right in the pan.

Drain the pasta but retain about a cup of the liquid. With the food processor running, slowly thin the tomato mixture with the pasta cooking liquid until you get the consistency you desire. Dump your hot pasta into the skillet and add the sauce mixture. On a low heat setting, toss to combine pasta with sauce while bringing everything up to temperature, re-season with salt and pepper if necessary and serve immediately.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That just sounds so good.Maybe mom and I will try this out tomorrow.

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