Simple Gratinata Recipes

BROCCOLI-PECORINO GRATINATA

Steps:

• Cook broccoli in boiling salted water until crisp-tender but still bright green, about 5 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut florets lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Coat large oval gratin or 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with butter. Arrange broccoli slices, overlapping snugly, in rows in dish. Sprinkle with crushed red pepper, salt, and black pepper. Dot with 1/4 cup butter, then sprinkle with cheese. DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and chill.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Bake gratinata uncovered until cheese is melted and broccoli tops brown, about 20 minutes.

ARTICHOKE GRATINATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Warm the olive oil in a heavy bottom skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the artichoke hearts, parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes and cook until the artichoke hearts are starting to brown at the edges, about 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and wine and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Transfer the artichoke mixture to a 2-quart baking dish.
• Melt the butter in the same skillet used to cook the artichokes.
• In a small bowl, mix the melted butter with the bread crumbs.
• Stir in Parmesan and top the artichokes with the bread crumb mixture.
• Bake until the top is golden, about 10 minutes.

SIMPLE GRATINATA

Steps:

• SEASONING/MEAT Mixture:.
• Gently pound chicken to tenderize, then grill until cooked. Slice into strips.
• Mix together all ingredients under "Seasoning" and toss to coat shrimp, and sliced, grilled chicken in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet sweat garlic in the olive oil on low until translucent. Pour entire contents of the pan over the shrimp and chicken mixture. Set aside.
• In the same skillet add chopped bacon and cook to brown. Drain off fat and add bacon bits to the shrimp/chicken mixture. Stir well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• SAUCE:.
• In a saucepan whisk together the flour and butter and cook to form a roux. Carefully add in tomato sauce, water and brown sugar, and stir well (this will be very thick!).
• Stir in the can of mushroom soup, and milk.
• Finally, add the parmesan cheese and shrimp/chicken mixture. Simmer on low.
• Bring pot of water to a bowl, and cook pasta until tender. Drain and combine with sauce. This will look VERY watery, and will need time to thicken. It's best left over night in the fridge and reheated, but can be eaten right away.

ARTICHOKE GRATINATA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Warm the olive oil in a heavy bottom skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the artichoke hearts, parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes and cook until the artichoke hearts are starting to brown at the edges, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth and wine and simmer for 3 minutes. Transfer the artichoke mixture to a 2-quart baking dish.
• Melt the butter in the same skillet used to cook the artichokes. In a small bowl mix the melted butter with the bread crumbs. Stir in the Parmesan and top the artichokes with the bread crumbs. Bake until the top is golden, about 10 minutes.

ASPARAGUS GRATINATA

Steps:

• PREHEAT OVEN TO 400°F Cook the asparagus in a pot of simmering water until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and place in an ovenproof serving dish, then drizzle with the oil. Whisk together the milk, cheese, egg, egg white, and salt. Pour over the asparagus. Bake until the gratinata is browned and bubbling, about 20 minutes. Makes 4 servings.