Alisons Campanelle Recipes

CAMPANELLE WITH SAUTEED MUSHROOMS AND THYME

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in 12-inch skillet over medium heat until butter has melted.
• Add shallots and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in shiitakes, increase heat to med-high and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in cremini mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in thyme and cook 30 seconds.
• Transfer mixture to bowl and cover to keep warm.
• Add broth to now empty skillet and bring to a boil over high heat, scraping up any browned bits.
• Off heat, stir in cream and lemon juice.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Meanwhile, bring 4 quarts water to boil in a large pot.
• Add pasta and 1 tablespoon salt and cook, stirring often, until al dente.
• Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain pasta and return it to pot.
• Add mushroom mixture, cream sauce, Parmesan, and parsley and cook over medium heat, tossing to combine, until pasta absorbs some sauce, 1-2 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and add reserved cooking water as needed to adjust consistency; serve.

CREAMY CAMPANELLE WITH HAM AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute less than the package recommends, 6 to 9 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, oregano, basil, and parsley. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid from the mushrooms has evaporated. Stir in the ham and cook until heated through, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Pour in heavy cream and bring to a boil. Slowly stir in spaghetti sauce and cayenne. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has reduced a bit. Add cooked pasta to pan (if your saute pan is too small, transfer pasta and mushroom ham blend into the pan you cooked the pasta in). Cook so that sauce thickens a bit more, pasta finishes cooking, and the entire dish has melded together, about 5 minutes more.

CAMPANELLE WITH SPINACH AND BEANS

Steps:

• COMBINE the first six ingredients in a large bowl.
• COOK pasta according to package directions; drain and return to pot. Stir in spinach to wilt.
• ADD ingredients from large bowl to pasta and spinach; serve. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

CAMPANELLE WITH CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add pasta and cook for 3 minutes less than package directions, about 5 minutes. Drain well, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and garlic and cook until the garlic is fragrant and just beginning to brown, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and kosher salt and cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes are just beginning to break down and release their juices, about 3 minutes.
• Add the pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Toss well to coat. Sprinkle in pecorino cheese and basil and toss one more time to combine. Loosen the sauce with the reserved pasta water if needed.

CHICKEN & CAMPANELLE PASTA WITH ROASTED GARLIC CREAM

Steps:

• Prepare the Roasted Garlic Cream recipe. (see below).
• Grill the chicken or roast the breasts and dice them into bite sized pieces.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Sauté the onion, garlic, mushrooms and chicken. When the onions are heated through, deglaze the pan with the white wine. Add the chicken stock and cream and reduce by half its volume or until the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon.
• Sir in the Roasted Garlic Cream and add the cooked pasta. Add basil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour into a large serving bowl and sprinkle with the parmesan cheese and more fresh basil.
• Roasted Garlic Cream: (This sauce is a garlic lover's dream! It will add incredible garlic flavor, aroma and depth to any dish. It is so versatile that it can be used on pizza! The garlic flavor is mellow not strong and the texture will be similar to that of peanut butter. It makes wicked garlic bread.).
• Place the garlic in a saucepan and cover with olive oil. Heat to medium high and cook for about ten minutes until the garlic is golden brown, but not burnt.
• Remove from heat and strain the olive oil into an airtight container to use in future recipes.
• Put the cooked garlic into a food processor or blender.
• Heat the cream in a heavy saucepan, reducing it to half of its original volume, or until the amount equals about one cup. Pour the cream into the blender with the cooked garlic and purée into a paste.