Rigatoni with Swiss Chard
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Martha Stewart Living, June 2006
- Prep Time 10 minutes
- Total Time 25 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound rigatoni, or other tubular pasta
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 2 medium shallots, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds Swiss chard, leaves cut into 1/2-inch strips and stems cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest (about 2 lemons)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/3 cup fresh ricotta cheese
- 1/3 cup (about 1 1/2 ounces) pine nuts, toasted
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for sprinkling
Directions
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 2 tablespoons salt and the pasta; cook 3 minutes less than package indicates. Drain.
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Heat butter and oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat about 1 minute. Add garlic and shallots; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in chard, lemon zest, wine, 1 teaspoon salt, and the red pepper flakes; season with pepper. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until chard has just wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.
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Stir in pasta, ricotta, and pine nuts. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta is al dente, 3 to 4 minutes. Divide among 4 serving dishes. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan.
We really enjoyed this tonight. Very sophisticated flavours. I cut the salt in half and substituted feta cheese for the ricotta and it was delicious. Next time I would omit the salt entirely (we aren't big salt "adders").
made this tonight. it was really good! will make again... I used a whole pint of cheese (not sure if i used too much swiss chard but i used the whole big bunch) and left out the lemon zest. very filling and pretty!
We make this a few times a month. It is one of our all time favorite dishes (great for leftovers as well!). We also have served this when having a casual dinner with friends.
Mmmm, mmm, mmm. This was so good. No need to undercook the pasta though. One of my favorite pasta dishes!
This sounds really delicious and simple!
What a wonderful recipe! It was so easy to make, and my whole family loved this, including my toddlers.