Creamy Blt Pasta Rachael Ray Recipes

CREAMY BLT PASTA (RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta. Once at a full rolling boil, salt water and cook pasta to al dente.
• In medium sized saute pan, fry the bacon until almost crisp.
• Drain and set aside.
• In the remaining bacon drippings, add leeks and garlic and season with pepper. Stir a few minutes to soften then add tomato paste and stir a minute more; add wine and reduce by half. Add tomatoes and heat through.
• Stir in the cheese, reduce heat to low and cook until melted.
• Reserve about 1/2 cup starchy cooking liquid just before draining pasta, then drain, return to the pot and add sauce to the pasta.
• Add the bacon in and toss, using starchy water to combine. Adjust the seasoning of pasta to taste, serve in shallow bowls topped with Parmesan cheese if desired.

BLT CREAMY MAC 'N' CHEESE (RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500°. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt it, add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking water.
• While the pasta is working, in a large skillet, heat a drizzle of EVOO over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp at the edges, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the leeks and cook until softened, 3 minutes. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste for 1 minute. Stir in the cream cheese until melted. Stir in half of the shredded cheese, then the reserved pasta cooking water.
• Add the pasta to the sauce and toss. Pile into a casserole and top with the tomatoes and remaining shredded cheese. Bake until browned on top, 7 to 8 minutes.
• In a large bowl, toss the arugula and basil with the lemon juice and a drizzle of EVOO. Serve on top of the pasta.

CREAMY SPAGHETTI AND BEANS - RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• Place the stock in a sauce pot and warm it over medium heat then reduce to simmer.
• Heat the extra-virgin olive oil and the butter in a large, deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat.
• Add the pancetta to brown slightly.
• Next add the garlic and spaghetti and toast the noodles lightly, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add onions and carrots, bay and thyme and season with salt and pepper.
• Soften veggies a bit, 5 minutes.
• Add wine and allow it to be completely absorbed.
• Add beans then add a few ladles of stock and stir the pasta.
• Keep adding stock a few ladles at a time allowing liquids to be mostly absorbed before adding more, as if you were preparing a risotto.
• When liquids are absorbed and spaghetti is cooked to al dente, 12-15 minutes, stir in cheese.
• Adjust salt and pepper.
• Turn off heat and stir another minute. Remove the bay and thyme stems.
• Serve in shallow bowls and garnish with lots of parsley.

HOLIDAY STUFFED MUSHROOMS - RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Clean mushroom caps with damp paper towel.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Quickly saute mushrooms until caps begin to become dark and tender and have rendered their juices.
• Remove from heat; transfer mushrooms to a small, flat baking pan, draining liquid from insides of caps as you remove from skillet.
• Wipe out skillet and return to heat.
• Heat olive oil in skillet; saute onion, garlic, and chopped reserved mushroom stems; saute until tender; remove from heat.
• In a bowl, combine onion mixture with bread crumbs, fontina, parmesan, pancetta, and egg.
• Using a melon baller or a fingertip, mound stuffing onto caps; place stuffed mushrooms on a baking sheet; bake 10-15 minutes or until golden.
• Top each with a dot of chopped red bell pepper and serve.

BLT PASTA

Steps:

• Warm olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-low heat. When the oil is warm, add salt, pepper, garlic, basil and oregano; cook 1 minute, stirring.
• Add tomatoes, red onion and bacon pieces; cook about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Add pasta and toss all together.
• Garnish with lettuce leaves if you wish. Otherwise, just enjoy!