Sunday, January 19, 2014

arfalle with Artichokes al Cartoccio

This is pasta in a packet.
3/4 cup part skim ricotta cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
1 clove garlic, minced  (1 teaspoon)
4 ounces frfalle (bow tie pasta)
5 teaspoon olive oil, divided
4 marinated artichokes, cut into eights , plus reserved oil for drizzling
12 cherry or grape tomatoes , halved
16 small black olives
2 Tablespoons sliced green olives , optionals
The oven should be preheated toi 400 degrees . 4 15 inch lengths cut ting 4  of parchmkent paper  and fold in half. set aside.

Ricotta, chives, and garlic should be whisked together  Cook pasta according to what the package says  then toss with 1 teaspoon oil then drain.
Parchment paper sheets should be opened like a book and spread 1/2 cup pasta to one side of crease on each sheet . Each serving  should be topped  with 3 Tablespoons  ricotta mixture, 8 artichoke slices, 6 cherry tomato halves, 4 black olives , 1 1/2 teaspoons  sliced green olives (if you choose to use them) and 1 teaspoon oil. Fold parchment  over the food until the edges meet  then crimp and with small overlapping diagonal folds  seal the edges.
Bake the packets for 15 minutes on a large baking sheet. For 2 minutes beforte serving  let stand 2 minutes.

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