Cook the Book: Pasta Baked with Radicchio, Gorgonzola, and Pancetta

Name: Cook the Book: Pasta Baked with Radicchio, Gorgonzola, and Pancetta
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters finely shredded radicchio or Belgian endive; 118 milliliters chicken stock; 118 milliliters freshly grated Fontina cheese; 59 milliliters finely crumbled Gorgonzola; 591 milliliters heavy cream; 59 milliliters finely chopped pancetta; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 454 grams dried pasta shells or rotini; 118 milliliters freshly grated Pecorino Romano; 1 teaspoons or more kosher or sea salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cook the Book: Pasta Baked with Radicchio, Gorgonzola, and Pancettan a try. One portion of this dish contains about 22g of protein, 48g of fat, and a total of 762 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up belgian endive, pecorino romano, pancetta, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 500 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to a boil

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In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream, stock, radicchio, all the cheeses, and salt. Taste and add more salt if necessary. Set the sauce mixture aside.

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Radicchio

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Generously salt the boiling water and drop in the pasta. Cook, stirring often, for 4 to 5 minutes. The pasta will be parboiled and too hard to eat; it cooks further in the oven.

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Pasta

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Drain the pasta, reserving about 1 cup water.

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Transfer the macaroni to the mixing bowl and combine thoroughly with the sauce mixture. If the sauce seems too thick, add some of the reserved water, a tablespoon at a time, until the pasta moves freely and is surrounded by liquid.

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Macaroni

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Transfer to individual shallow baking dishes or to 1 or 2 large shallow baking dishes. Evenly distribute the pancetta over the surface and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the pasta is bubbly hot, with bits of browned pancetta and pasta poking out on top.

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Pancetta