Best Rachael Rays Penne With Ricotta And Bacon Recipes

YOU WON'T BE SINGLE FOR LONG VODKA CREAM PASTA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add oil, butter, garlic, and shallots. Gently saute shallots for 3 to 5 minutes to develop their sweetness. Add vodka to the pan, 3 turns around the pan in a steady stream will equal about 1 cup. Reduce vodka by half, this will take 2 or 3 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes. Bring sauce to a bubble and reduce heat to simmer. Season with salt and pepper.
• While sauce simmers, cook pasta in salted boiling water until cooked to al dente (with a bite to it). While pasta cooks, prepare your salad or other side dishes.
• Stir cream into sauce. When sauce returns to a bubble, remove it from heat. Drain pasta. Toss hot pasta with sauce and basil leaves. Pass pasta with crusty bread.

AMERICAN-ITALIAN ALL'AMATRICIANA

Steps:

• Heat water to boil for pasta, season with salt and cook pasta to al dente.
• Heat a deep skillet over medium-high heat with extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan. Add bacon and crisp 4 to 5 minutes then add onions and garlic cook to soften, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in stock then tomatoes and season with pepper to taste. Simmer sauce 15 minutes. Toss pasta with sauce and parsley. Serve with grated sharp white Cheddar.

CARAMELIZED ONION PENNE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Salt the water and add the pasta. Cook to al dente and drain.
• Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the anchovy paste and let it melt into the oil. Add the onions and bay leaf and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook the onions until very soft and light caramel in color, about 20 minutes. Stir in the cream, and cook until heated through. Remove the bay leaf, then add the pasta and cheese and toss to coat. Transfer to a serving bowl, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

RACHAEL RAY'S PENNE WITH RICOTTA AND BACON

Steps:

• Cook penne to al dente in a large pot of boiling salted water.
• Reserve 1 ladle of cooking water, then drain pasta and transfer to serving bowl.
• While pasta is cooking, fry bacon until crisp in a skillet, and transfer to plate lined with paper towels to drain.
• Drain most of grease from skillet, leaving a small amount in skillet.
• Add onions and cook until golden.
• Stir onions and ricotta into pasta along with reserved pasta cooking water.
• Crumble the bacon and sprinkle it over the pasta along with the basil.