Farfalle With Crawfish And Artichokes Recipes

FARFALLE WITH ARTICHOKES, PEAS, FAVAS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Fill a bowl with water and add the lemon juice. Cut away the stem and the top third of each artichoke, break off the leaves and trim them down to the bottoms, placing them in the water as you go along. Quarter them and slice large quarters about 1/4 inch thick. Save the leaves and steam them; serve them as a first course or a side dish.
• Drain the artichoke hearts and dry on a clean dish towel. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large, heavy lidded skillet or Dutch oven. Add the sliced artichoke hearts and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium, add the onions (or scallions) and cook, stirring, until the onions are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the peas and favas, 2/3 cup water and salt to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until all of the vegetables are tender. Taste, adjust salt and add pepper to taste. Stir in the mint and remove from the heat, but keep warm while you cook the pasta.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add salt to taste and the pasta. Cook al dente, usually 10 to 11 minutes for farfalle. Add a ladleful of the cooking water from the pasta to the vegetable mixture and drain the pasta. Toss with the vegetables and serve, with Parmesan or Pecorino, or both.

CRAWFISH AND ARTICHOKE APPETIZER

Steps:

• In a small skillet, sauté crawfish tails in butter or olive oil for about 2 minutes to until warm--Do not overcook.
• In a bowl, combine crawfish, pan juices, artichokes, mayonnaise, cream cheese, Asiage cheese, and salsa.
• Stir in green onions.
• Pour into a greased casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until hot.
• For low carb eaters, serve with low card crackers or chips or over low carb pasta.
• For others, serve as a dip on crackers or as a topping for pasta.

FARFALLE WITH CRAWFISH AND ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add farfalle and cook until al dente. Drain. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add jalapenos, parsley and artichokes and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the crawfish tails, cover and cook until heated through, about 4 minutes. Toss in tomatoes and 6 tablespoons of mint and cook for 1 minute.
• Place the pasta in a large bowl and toss in the crawfish mixture. Add the lemon juice, salt and pepper and mix well. Divide among 4 plates and garnish with the remaining parsley and mint. Serve immediately.

FARFALLE PASTA WITH ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the farfalle pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Mix artichoke hearts, walnuts, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, basil, and oregano in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Add farfalle and stir to coat.

FARFALLE WITH CHICKEN, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Season the cut-up chicken pieces with the salt and pepper.
• Heat 4 tbsp of olive oil on low, in a saute pan (big enough to accommodate the entire finished product of chicken and pasta) and throw in the smashed garlic cloves, leave for 3-4 minutes (this flavors the oil).
• Raise the heat to med-high and add the chicken to the pan (at this point you may remove/discard the garlic, but I like to leave it in). Leave the meat to sear on one side 3-4 min and flip chicken pieces over, allow to cook for 3 min more. If the pan is too crowded move cooked chicken to a plate. Leave chicken to one side until ready to add in final stages.
• Add 2 tbsp olive oil to the pan and heat to medium heat. Add onions and saute until translucent, about 3-4 minute Add the sundried tomatoes and saute, careful not to burn for 2-3 minute.
• Return chicken to pan with drippings. Bring chicken to temp for about 5 minute and add seasoning mixture, stir to coat.
• Add the artichoke hearts and fold to combine. Be careful not to break up hearts.
• Squeeze lemon juice over chicken and add white wine. Simmer for 3 minutes. Add the sliced mushrooms, gently stir and let soften, about 3 minutes more.
• Add the chicken broth and carefully stir the mixture.
• Add the cooked pasta to the chicken and toss carefully.
• Add the heavy cream and simmer on low for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese, parsley and basil. Serve with extra Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

FARFALLE PASTA WITH ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the farfalle pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Mix artichoke hearts, walnuts, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, basil, and oregano in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Add farfalle and stir to coat.