Mother's Day Pasta Sampler

Name: Mother's Day Pasta Sampler
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp aged balsamic vinegar; 283 grams box frozen cooked carrots or baby carrots; 10 leaves fresh basil, torn or shredded; 680 grams bow tie pasta; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 teaspoons curry powder; 1 handful A fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 3 Tbsps fresh chives, chopped; 118 milliliters fresh ricotta cheese; 3 cloves garlic, minced or grated; 2 Tbsps honey; 3 dashes A few hot sauce; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 1 handful A mint leaves, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 6 servings Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, to taste; 283 grams box frozen peas; 1 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper flakes; 454 grams roasted yellow or red peppers, drained (about 5 to 6 peppers); 6 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 118 milliliters chicken or vegetable stock, plus more if needed; 237 milliliters chicken or vegetable stock

Mother's Day Pasta Sampler might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 36g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 876 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up bow tie pasta, vegetable stock, peas, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat a large pot of water to a boil, salt liberally and cook pasta to al dente.

Ingredients you will need

Pasta

Water

Salt

Equipment you will use

Pot

While pasta cooks, you will need 3small skillets set up and a food processor near by. Set up 3 serving dishes that would hold half a pound of pasta each on a counter near the stove.

Ingredients you will need

Pasta

Equipment you will use

Food Processor

Stove

In first skillet, melt butter with olive oil over medium heat, add onion, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and sweat 5 to 6 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Butter

Onion

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Add stock and zest and bring to a boil.

Ingredients you will need

Stock

Add peas, season with salt and pepper and heat through, about 2 minutes. Put in food processor and process until a smooth sauce forms and transfer to a bowl, fold in fresh ricotta, basil and mint with rubber spatula, adjust seasoning salt. When pasta is ready, add a ladle of pasta water or chicken stock, if needed and 1/3 of the pasta to the bowl. Toss the pasta with sauce.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Seasoned Salt

Chicken Stock

Ricotta Cheese

Water

Basil

Pasta

Sauce

Mint

Peas

Equipment you will use

Food Processor

Spatula

Ladle

Bowl

In the second skillet while peas are cooking, add chicken stock, carrots, curry powder, hot sauce, salt and pepper, to taste, honey and butter. Bring to a boil and let simmer to heat through, 10 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Chicken Stock

Curry Powder

Hot Sauce

Carrot

Butter

Honey

Peas

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

While carrots are cooking, grind roasted peppers into a paste.

Ingredients you will need

Carrot

Peppers

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in third pan over medium-low heat and saute the garlic and red pepper, stir in ground peppers and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Rinse processor bowl and return to base to grind the carrots when they are tender. When peppers are hot, stir in balsamic vinegar and parsley and let simmer over low heat. Stir in starchy cooking liquid or stock, scrape sauce into serving dish and coat 1/3 of the pasta and cheese.

Ingredients you will need

Ground Black Pepper

Balsamic Vinegar

Red Pepper

Olive Oil

Carrot

Parsley

Peppers

Cheese

Garlic

Pasta

Base

Stock

Salt

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Frying Pan

Grind carrots into a smooth paste and transfer to a serving dish. Thin carrot sauce with starchy liquid or stock and toss with remaining half pound of pasta and chives.

Ingredients you will need

Carrot

Chives