Butternut Orecchiette With Arugula And Pine Nuts Recipes

BUTTERNUT ORECCHIETTE WITH ARUGULA AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Scatter the handful of thyme sprigs across the paper. Rub the halves of squash with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and lay face down on the thyme sprigs. Place squash in the oven and roast until very tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
• Once you can handle the squash, scoop the cooked flesh from the skins into a bowl, discarding the thyme sprigs. Set aside.
• In a large soup pot, heat the remaining 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, thyme and chili flakes, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the roasted squash and stir it all up, mashing the squash down into the sautéing aromatics. Add the lemon juice and the vegetable stock, stir until roughly combined and remove from the heat. Puree the squash and garlic mixture in a blender or food processor, adding more liquid if necessary.
• Return the squash sauce to the soup pot over medium heat. Season with a fat pinch of salt and lots of pepper at this point.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/4 cup of cooking water before draining.
• Once squash sauce is simmering, add cooked pasta, chickpeas, pecorino, arugula and pine nuts, reserving a bit of each for garnish if you like. Add some of the pasta water of you want to loosen the mixture up a bit. Serve hot.

BUTTERNUT, ARUGULA AND PINE NUT SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Don't bother to peel, but halve and seed the butternut squash, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, then cut each slice into four.
• Put the butternut pieces in a bowl with the salt, spices and 2 tablespoons oil and smoosh them about, then tip onto a lipped baking sheet (lined with aluminum foil). Don't clean the bowl yet.
• Cook the squash for 30 to 40 minutes. Check to see if it is cooked through by the time the half hour's up by piercing with a fork; some squashes cook faster than others.
• Add the golden raisins to the spice-smeared bowl and cover with the freshly boiled water; once cooled, whisk in the vinegar and the 2 tablespoons oil that remain.
• Put half of the salad leaves over a large plate or bowl and arrange the butternut pieces on top. Sprinkle with the remaining salad leaves and the toasted pine nuts. Scrape the raisin-studded dressing out of the bowl to dribble over it all and toss gently before serving.

BUTTERNUT, ARUGULA AND PINE NUT SALAD

Steps:

• 2 tablespoons cold-pressed canola oil or olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons for dressing;
• 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Don't bother to peel, but halve and seed the butternut squash, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, then cut each slice into four.
• 2. Put the butternut pieces in a bowl with the salt, spices and 2 tablespoons oil and smoosh them about, then tip onto a lipped baking sheet (lined with aluminum foil). Don't clean the bowl yet.
• 3. Cook the squash for 30 to 40 minutes. Check to see if it is cooked through by the time the half hour's up by piercing with a fork; some squashes cook faster than others.
• 4. Add the golden raisins to the spice-smeared bowl and cover with the freshly boiled water; once cooled, whisk in the vinegar and the 2 tablespoons oil that remain.
• 5. Put half of the salad leaves over a large plate or bowl and arrange the butternut pieces on top. Sprinkle with the remaining salad leaves and the toasted pine nuts. Scrape the raisin-studded dressing out of the bowl to dribble over it all and toss gently before serving.
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ONE PAN ORECCHIETTE PASTA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion with a pinch of salt in hot oil until onion is soft and golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir sausage into onions; cook and stir until sausage is broken up and browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups chicken broth into sausage mixture and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add orecchiette pasta; cook and stir pasta in hot broth, adding remaining broth when liquid is absorbed, until pasta is cooked through and most of the broth is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Stir arugula into pasta-sausage mixture until arugula wilts. Ladle pasta into bowls and dust with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

ORECCHIETTE AND ARUGULA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan with salted water to boil.
• Cook the pasta according to the box's directions to al dente. Drain, reserving the cooking water, and refill the pot with the water.
• Bring to a boil again, and drop in the washed and trimmed arugula to blanche for 30 seconds.
• Remove with tongs and place immediately into an ice water bath. Drain, and roughly chop the greens.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Drain the pot and cook the butter and flour over medium-low eat, stirring until bubbly and evenly dispersed.
• Add the milk and cream and keep stirring over medium heat until it begins to bubble and thicken.
• Add the Parmiggiano, pesto, spices, salt and pepper.
• Next add the drained pasta and arugula and the pine nuts. Taste for seasoning.
• Divide mixture into two greased individual au gratin dishes or small, oven-proof bakeware.
• Top evenly with the grated Fontina.
• Bake at 375 for approximately 30-40 minutes (depending on how large your bakers are), or until top is lightly browned.
• Let cool before serving.

ORECCHIETTE WITH CORN, BASIL, AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Combine corn and 4 Tbsp. butter in a large bowl.
• Cook orecchiette in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid, and add to corn mixture. Stir vigorously and add pasta cooking liquid and butter as needed to fully coat. Stir in basil, pepper, and remaining 1 tsp. salt.
• Transfer pasta to a serving bowl or platter and top with pine nuts. Serve immediately.

VEGGIES AND ORECCHIETTE WITH ARUGULA-WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• In food processor, place pesto ingredients. Cover; blend on medium speed about 1 minute, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides, until smooth. Set aside.
• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Return to saucepan; cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 2 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender and tomatoes are soft.
• Stir vegetables and pesto into pasta until evenly coated. Serve immediately.

ORECCHIETTE WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND SAGE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water; drain.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large straight-sided skillet over medium heat. Add squash seeds and pulp. Cook, stirring occasionally, until seeds puff and turn golden, 10 minutes. Season with salt; transfer to a plate. Add 2 tablespoons butter to skillet; melt. Add sage and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 2 minutes. Transfer to another plate. Add squash flesh to skillet. Season with salt, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10 minutes.
• Stir in pasta, 1/2 cup pasta water, and remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes. Add more pasta water, a few tablespoons at a time, until pasta is evenly coated; season with salt. Top with squash pulp and seeds, sage leaves, ricotta, and poppy seeds. Drizzle with oil and serve.

ORECCHIETTE WITH CHERRY TOMATOES AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Start bringing a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons oil on medium-low in a large sauté pan. Add garlic and allow to cook 10 minutes, until oil is fragrant but garlic has not browned. Remove garlic (save for another use). When water boils, stir in pasta.
• Add tomatoes to oil in sauté pan, increase heat to medium-high and, when tomatoes start to shrivel and collapse, reduce heat to low and cook until softened but not shapeless, about 5 minutes. Stir a couple of times. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water.
• Drain pasta and add to tomatoes, folding both together. Add some pasta water if needed for moistening. Fold in arugula and remaining oil. When arugula has just wilted, season dish with salt and pepper. Serve with a dusting of cheese.