Creamy Bow Tie Pasta With Kale Recipes

CREAMY KALE PASTA

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Pulse all sauce ingredients together until mostly smooth. (The sauce will be very salty. That's okay, it'll tone down once it mixes with everything.)
• Prep the pasta: Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• Cook down the kale: While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter over medium heat in a large skillet. Add the garlic; sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the kale; sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the wine, water, or broth; let it sizzle out for a minute.
• Finish: Add drained, cooked pasta and sauce. Toss to combine. Season to taste with Parmesan, lemon, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper. Fast, easy, yum.

CREAMY BOW TIE PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the oil, flour, garlic and seasonings until blended. Gradually add the milk, broth and water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes., Remove from the heat; stir in cheese and sour cream. Drain pasta; toss with sauce.

BOW TIES WITH SAUSAGE, TOMATOES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• Heat oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage and pepper flakes until sausage is evenly brown. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook until onion is tender. Stir in tomatoes, cream, and salt. Simmer until mixture thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir cooked pasta into sauce, and heat through. Sprinkle with parsley.

CREAMY BOW TIE PASTA WITH KALE

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet at med heat cook bacon pieces until slightly brown, add the smashed garlic. Cook until bacon is crisp. Drain on paper towel and reserve 2 tablespoons of drippings.
• 2. Heat the reserved drippings and add kale. Cook until wilted. Add 1/2 cup water and cook until tender. Prepare bow tie pasta according to package. Drain and reserve 1 cup pasta water.
• 3. In a large bowl whisk eggs and cheeses until combine. Stir in a little of the hot pasta water and then the pasta and kale. Add the bacon pieces and mix until everything is combine.

FARFALLE PASTA WITH SPINACH, MUSHROOMS, AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add sliced onions and cook on high heat for about 10 minutes, constantly stirring with the spatula.
• The onions should start to brown, but without burning.
• Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking onions for 10 more minutes, continuing to stir, as onions brown even more without burning. At this point add a pinch of salt over onions.
• Continue cooking for 10 more minutes on medium or low heat, stirring occasionally to make sure onions don't stick to the bottom of the pan or burn.
• In total, you should have cooked onions for 30 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from heat and sprinkle the onions with a small amount of balsamic vinegar to deglaze the pan.
• Using a spatula, stir the onions, scraping the bottom of the pan and coating onions with a pinch of balsamic vinegar you just added. Remove caramelized onions to a plate.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet on medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
• Cook mushrooms for about 5 minutes, occasionally stirring, until mushrooms are soft.
• Add fresh spinach to the skillet and stir on low heat just until spinach starts to wilt.
• Add half-and-half to the mushroom and spinach mixture and bring to a quick boil. Immediately reduce to simmer.
• Add 2/3 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Keep stirring while the sauce simmers until the cheese melts.
• Add caramelized onions back to the skillet with the pasta sauce.
• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain.
• Add cooked and drained farfalle pasta to the creamy sauce. Stir on low heat for a couple of minutes to reheat.
• If the sauce is too thick, add a small amount of half-and-half to thin it out. If it is too thin, add a small amount of shredded Parmesan cheese, and stir it in, while the sauce simmers.
• Serve with more shredded parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

CHICKEN PICCATA PASTA

Steps:

• Slice chicken into bite size pieces. Thin slice garlic and set aside.
• Bring a pot of water to boil. Season with salt. Add pasta and cook until al dente; according to pasta package's cooking directions.
• Heat a wide large sauté pan on medium heat. Add half of olive oil. Season diced chicken with all black pepper and half of salt. Add seasoned chicken into the pan. Cook stirring few times until chicken is no longer pink and starts to develop some color (3-4 minutes)
• Once chicken is no longer pink, add sliced garlic, white wine, chili flakes (if using), thyme, and capers to pan; cook 2 minutes to cook off wine. Microwave a cup of water in microwave safe container, mix in chicken bouillon. Stir to dissolve. Add to the pan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and remaining olive oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes on medium heat or until sauce slightly starts to thicken.
• Remove pan from heat. Stir in lemon juice, and butter. Taste and add little or all of remaining salt per taste.
• Add drained cooked pasta into the pan with Piccata Sauce. Top hot pasta with parmesan cheese. Toss gently to mix pasta and cheese into the Piccata Sauce. Garnish with fresh herbs and sliced lemon. Serve while hot. Sprinkle more parmesan on top before serving. (optional) Enjoy!