Sweet Garlic And Goat Cheese Penne Recipes

GOAT CHEESE AND ARUGULA OVER PENNE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• Crumble goat cheese into a large serving bowl. Add arugula, cherry tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and salt and pepper.
• Drain pasta, and toss with goat cheese mixture.

SWEET POTATO HUMMUS AND GOAT CHEESE SNACKS

Steps:

• In food processor, blend sweet potatoes, chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin and 1/3 cup water until smooth, scraping down sides if necessary.
• Spread 2 tsp hummus over each Crunchmaster Pumpkin Harvest Cracker. Sprinkle with goat cheese and pumpkin seeds.

PENNE WITH SLOW ROASTED CHERRY TOMATOES AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or wax paper. Halve each tomato and place cut side up in 1 flat layer on the baking sheets. Put a slice of garlic on top of each tomato half. Drizzle the tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and sprinkle on the salt. Roast until the tomatoes are dried around the edges but still moist, about 2 hours(be careful not to burn the garlic). I check after about a 1/2 hour and push the garlic down into the tomato.
• Crumble the goat cheese into large chunks and refrigerate until ready to serve the pasta.
• Cook the pasta in salted boiling water according to the package directions. Remove 1 cup of the cooking liquid and reserve. Drain the pasta well and return to the pot. Add the tomatoes, goat cheese, basil, reserved cooking liquid, and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Toss well and season with salt and pepper. Serve warm. Enjoy!

PENNE WITH HERBED ZUCCHINI AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Fill a 4-quart kettle three-fourths full with salted water and bring water to a boil for pasta.
• Halve zucchini lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Thinly slice garlic lengthwise and finely chop herbs. Crumble goat cheese.
• In a heavy skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté zucchini, stirring, until browned and just tender. Stir in garlic and herbs and sauté, stirring, 1 minute.
• Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente and reserve 1 cup cooking water. Drain pasta in a colander and in a bowl toss with zucchini mixture, cheese, 1/4 cup reserved cooking water, and salt and pepper to taste, adding additional reserved cooking water if necessary.

PENNE WITH SLOW-ROASTED CHERRY TOMATOES AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250°F and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Halve each tomato and place cut side up in one flat layer on the baking sheets. Drizzle the tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and sprinkle on the salt. Roast until the tomatoes are dried around the edges but still moist, about 2 hours.
• Crumble the goat cheese into large chunks and refrigerate until ready to serve the pasta.
• Cook the pasta in salted boiling water according to the package directions. Remove 1 cup of the cooking liquid and reserve. Drain the pasta well and return to the pot. Add the tomatoes, goat cheese, basil, reserved cooking liquid, and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Toss well and season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

PENNE WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat 2 TBsp of the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes in a heavy large skillet over med heat.
• Add onion and saute till tender, approx 3 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and saute 1 minute.
• Add tomato paste and cook 2 mins, stirring constantly. Then add wine and sun-dried tomatoes and simmer until liquid reduces by half, approx 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook al dente.
• Drain pasta and reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water.
• Add drained pasta to tomato mixture and toss to coat, add some reserved pasta water to moisten.
• Season pasta to taste with salt-n-pep.
• Sprinkle with Goat cheese and shredded parm.
• Bon Appetite!