Shells and Cheese

Name: Shells and Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 slices (about 4 in. long and 1/4 in. thick) day-old Italian-style bread; 1 teaspoons hot chili flakes; 1 clove garlic, peeled, plus 1 tablespoon pressed or minced garlic; 340 grams kale; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 355 milliliters low-fat ricotta cheese; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 Tbsps shredded parmesan cheese; 340 grams dried shell-shaped pasta (about 1 in. long); 4 servings Pepper; 1 teaspoons About salt

Shells and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 31g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 619 calories. This recipe covers 40% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, chili flakes, ricotta cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pasta you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Dessert Pasta as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a 6- to 8-quart pan over high heat, bring 4 to 6 quarts water to a boil. Rinse kale; cut out and discard stems and tough centers of leaves.

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Water

Kale

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Add kale to boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until bright green and tender to bite, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer kale to a colander to drain.

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Water

Kale

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Add pasta to water and cook, stirring occasionally, until barely tender to bite, about 10 minutes.

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Pasta

Water

Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid; return pasta to pan.

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Pasta

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Frying Pan

Meanwhile, arrange bread slices in a single layer on a 12- by 15-inch baking sheet.

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Bread

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Bake in a 350 regular or convection oven, turning once, until crisp and dry, about 15 minutes total. Rub one side of each bread slice with garlic clove; discard any remaining clove.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Bread

Clove

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Oven

Let bread cool, then seal in a heavy plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin or whirl in a food processor into coarse crumbs.

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Bread

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Coarsely chop kale. In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over high heat, stir 1 tablespoon pressed or minced garlic and chili flakes in oil just until garlic is fragrant (but not brown), 1 to 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Red Pepper Flakes

Kale

Cooking Oil

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Add lemon juice and kale and stir until liquid is evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Lemon Juice

Kale

Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Stir kale mixture, ricotta cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and reserved 1 cup pasta-cooking liquid into pasta. Divide equally among four bowls and sprinkle with bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan