Denver Pasta Supper

Name: Denver Pasta Supper
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams dried rigatoni pasta or large elbow macaroni; 237 milliliters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 4 servings Salt and fresh-ground pepper; 2 Tbsps About olive oil; 227 grams onion; 118 milliliters shredded parmesan cheese; 227 grams poblano (also called pasilla) chilies; 8 Roma tomatoes (3 to 4 oz. each, about 1 3/4 lb. total); 118 milliliters whipping cream

Denver Pasta Supper might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 572 calories, 19g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up onion, salt and fresh-ground pepper, whipping cream, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the whipping cream you could follow this main course with the Strawberry Tuxedo and Almond Crunch Pudding Parfaits as a dessert.

Instructions

Rinse and core tomatoes; cut in half lengthwise, rub lightly all over with olive oil, and lay cut side up in a single layer in a 10- by 15-inch pan.

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Bake tomatoes in a 450 regular or convection oven until edges begin to brown, 25 to 35 minutes.

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Meanwhile, rinse, stem, and seed poblano chilies; cut lengthwise into 1/16- to 1/8-inch-wide strips. Peel and chop onion. In a 5- to 6-quart pan, combine chilies, onion, and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Stir often over medium-high heat until chilies are limp and beginning to brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Onion

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When tomatoes are done, push to 1 side of the pan. Scrape chili mixture into empty section; keep warm in a 150 oven.

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In the 5- to 6-quart pan, bring 3 quarts water to a boil over high heat; add pasta. When boil resumes, reduce heat and boil gently until pasta is tender to bite, 6 to 10 minutes.

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Drain pasta and return to pan. Set over high heat and immediately add 1 cup broth and the whipping cream; stir until boiling. For moister pasta, add more broth as desired (it soaks in quickly).

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