Creamy pasta recipe
A better breakfast makes a smoother day, and these creamy pasta recipes, from one-pot spaghetti to cheesy cacio e pepe, are great for all skill levels. When you're craving a great, cozy breakfast, enjoy these recipes made at home.
1.Creamy Tomato Rigatoni
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled plum tomatoes, tomatoes crushed by hand and juices reserved
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 12 ounces uncooked rigatoni pasta
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated
- Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and their juices; bring to a boil over medium. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld and sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water according to package directions for al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid.
- Stir cream, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper into tomato sauce. Add cooked pasta, and toss to coat. Add reserved pasta cooking liquid, 1/4 cup at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
- Divide pasta evenly among 4 bowls; sprinkle with Parmesan, and garnish with parsley.
Note: Tomato sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in an airtight container in refrigerator.
2.Pasta with Sausage, Basil, and Mustard
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons grainy mustard
- Pinch of crushed red pepper
- 1 cup thinly sliced basil
- 1 pound penne, rigatoni, or medium shells
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 hot Italian sausages, meat removed from casings and crumbled (about 1 1/2 pounds)
INSTRUCTIONS
Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente; drain. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet. Add the sausage meat and brown over moderately high heat, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and simmer, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add the cream, mustard, and crushed red pepper and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, add the pasta and basil and toss to coat. Serve at once.


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