Pasta Nests Recipes

SPAGHETTI AND SAUSAGE NESTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray the inside of 8 (4- or 5-inch) ramekins with cooking spray.
• Heat sauce in a saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Place sausage in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir, breaking up sausage into small pieces as it browns and loses its pink color, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Line the bottom of prepared ramekins with a "nest" of cooked spaghetti, making sure the bottom is covered. Divide cooked sausage among the ramekins on top of pasta. Top with about 1/3 cup sauce, ensuring sausage is covered. Sprinkle enough mozzarella on top to cover.
• Bake "nests" in preheated oven until cheese is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Allow to sit for five minutes before serving.

PASTA NESTS

Steps:

• Cook the spaghetti in boiling water for 8 - 10 mins so it still has some bite inches Drain and set aside.
• Mix the olive oil with the garlic.
• place the vegetables on a large tray and drizzle over the olive oil.
• Grill the veg for 10 mins until tender and lightly charred. Keep warm.
• divide the spaghetti among 4 greased tins. (I use a Yorkshire pudding pan) Curl round a fork to form nest shapes and brush with the melted butter and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs.
• bake the pasta nests for 15 mins at 200C/400F.
• Place a pasta nest on a serving plate and to with the grilled vegetables.

PASTA NESTS WITH PAN SEARED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees
• Cook pasta per instructions on the box, rinse till cool, drain well, add olive oil to keep moist and place in large bowl
• Add Romano cheese, bread crumbs, pesto, olive oil, egg, sea salt and black pepper to pasta. Mix well to completely coat pasta with ingredients.
• Spray cupcake/muffin tin with liberally with pan spray
• Twirl pasta into little nests using a tablespoon and a fork. Gently place each completed nest into the pan. Repeat the process until finished
• Place pan in preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet with no oil in the pan, keep it dry.
• Spray a good amount of PAM Original cooking spray into the pan and after 10 seconds add shrimp.
• Season shrimp with old bay (or your favorite seasoning) a pinch of red pepper flakes and a little Romano cheese and continue to stir shrimp around in the pan until they are fully cooked.
• Add a little bit of pesto to the pan at the end to help with the color, or add a little chopped parsley.
• Cooking in a dry pan, just using Pam will allow the shrimp to sear and the seasonings will give the shrimp flavor and color. Be careful not to overcook shrimp, but allow a little burn in the pan to give the shrimp that beautiful color.
• Remove Shrimp from pan when finished, placing on a plate and set aside till nests are done cooking. (shrimp do not have to be hot when serving, room temp is ok)
• Remove pan from oven and place on a rack to cool for 5 minutes
• Gently remove each nest from the pan using a tablespoon by sliding it under the nest and lifting it out. Place nests on a serving tray.
• Top each nest with a good sprinkle of Romano Cheese, then the seared shrimp.

TAGLIATELLE PASTA MUFFIN NESTS

Steps:

• Heat 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil in a frying pan or skillet and add the chopped onion and chopped peperoncino.
• When the onion has softened add the tomato passata, cherry tomatoes and olives. Salt to taste and continue cooking for about 15 minutes over a low heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon until the cherry tomatoes have broken down.
• Put a saucepan of water on to boil for the pasta. Add salt once it starts to boil and bring to the boil again. Add a tablespoon of oil to prevent the pasta sticking together and cook the pasta very al dente according to the instructions on the packet. Fresh tagliatelle only needs about 1 minute to cook so you literally only need to blanch it!
• Drain the pasta well and put it in the pan with the tomato sauce, mix the pasta and sauce carefully together and keep aside in a warm place.
• Break the eggs into a bowl and beat them lightly with a pinch of salt; add the cream, grated pecorino cheese and chives. Mix all the ingredients together.
• Butter the bottom and sides of each mold in a 12 muffin tin and fill them with the tagliatelle and sauce. Pour some of the egg and cream mixture onto each muffin nest and lightly tap the tin on a work surface to make the contents settle. Complete with a couple of diced mozzarella pieces on top of each muffin nest.
• Place the tin in a preheated oven at 180 ° and cook for about 20 minutes, or until a light golden crust has formed on the nests. Remove the tin from the oven, let it cool slightly then extract the nests and serve sprinkle with a few more chives and some fresh basil. (you can also serve with a sprinkling of peperoncino flakes).

SPAGHETTI NESTS

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottom and sides of four 4-inch-diameter springform pans.
• For the pasta: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the pasta and place in a large bowl. Add the spinach, cheese, oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Toss well until the spinach is wilted. Set aside to cool.
• For assembly: Beat the Parmesan, milk, salt and egg together in a large bowl until smooth. Pour the sauce over the spaghetti mixture until well combined. Twirl 1/2 cupfuls of the spaghetti mixture around tongs or a large fork and transfer to the prepared pans. Make an indentation in the middle of each nest of pasta and drizzle with olive oil. Bake 15 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before removing the sides from the pans. Remove the bottoms of the pans from the nests using a thin metal spatula.
• Spoon 1/2 cup of the marinara sauce on each of 4 serving plates. Place the spaghetti nests on the sauce. Place 3 balls of the mozzarella in each nest and serve.