Bow Ties With Walnuts Butter Sage Food

SAGE-WALNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, 2 teaspoons honey and a bay leaf in a saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until syrupy, 5 minutes. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat, then add 1/3 cup sage leaves and 1 cup chopped walnuts; cook 3 minutes. Add 1 cup pasta-cooking water and cook until reduced by half, 2 minutes. Toss with 1 pound cooked tortellini, some grated parmesan and salt. Drizzle with the balsamic syrup.

BOW TIES WITH WALNUTS, BUTTER & SAGE

Steps:

• Place walnuts in large, dry nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Cook 4-5 minutes, until toasted, shaking pan constantly.
• Remove walnuts, set aside.
• Cook pasta in boiling salted water according to package directions, about 10 minutes.
• When pasta is almost done, melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add sage, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Cook a minute or two to blend flavors.
• Remove from heat.
• Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water, then add pasta to butter in skillet.
• Gradually add pasta water.
• Stir in cheese and toss to combine.
• Garnish with toasted nuts and serve.

BOW TIES WITH PALAMINO SAUCE

Steps:

• In nonstick 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, pepper, and garlic, and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in flour; cook 1 minute. Stir in milk, cream, and salt; heat to boiling over medium-high heat.
• Stir in spaghetti sauce and cook over medium heat 10 minutes; stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, heat large saucepot of salted water to boiling over high heat. Add pasta and cook as label directs.
• Drain pasta well; return to saucepot. Add sauce, Parmesan, and basil, toss well to coat pasta.

BOW TIES WITH ROASTED EGGPLANT AND THREE CHEESES

Steps:

• Heat covered 4 qt saucepan of salted water to boiling.
• Preheat broiler.
• Rub garlic, whole red pepper and eggplant halves with oil;place in broiling pan (without rack); place pan in broiler about 4 inches from heat& broil vegs until garlic is lightly browned (about 8 min), skin on pepper is blistered and charred and eggplant is fork tender (about 14 min), turning vegs occasionally& removing them as they are done; do not turn broiler off.
• Cool vegs and peel off skin from pepper; cut pepper in half& discard seeds& stem; peel eggplant& cut into 1/2 inch dice; place in large bowl.
• Cook pasta in boiling water.
• While pasta is cooking, in covered blender pulse pepper, garlic and dried tomato until pureed; add puree, mozzarella, cream, basil and 3/4 cup parmesan to eggplant in bowl.
• Drain pasta; add to eggplant mixture, stirring to coat evenly; spoon pasta mixture into broiler safe baking dish; dot with ricotta& sprinkle with remaining parmesan; place baking dish in broiler about 4 inches from heat& broil 6 minutes or until ricotta is browned& sauce is bubbling.

BOW TIES ROMANO

Steps:

• Cook pasta and drain.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add mushrooms and proscuitto.
• Cook 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
• Add light cream and heat ALMOST to boiling.
• Add peas and heat thru.
• Toss with hot pasta and Romano cheese.

BOW TIES WITH CHICKEN AND ASIAGO CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and stir just until mixed.
• Add the evaporated milk, regular milk and chicken broth and cook, stirring often, until the sauce thickens and begins to simmer.
• Remove from heat and add the Asiago cheese, stirring just until the cheese melts smoothly into the sauce. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large, preferably non-stick, skillet. Add the cubed chicken, parsley and garlic, and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the chicken is opaque and cooked through - 8 to 10 minutes. Add the Asiago sauce and season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Meanwhile, cook the bow tie pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but not mushy.
• Drain well in a colander, then return pasta to the pot and add the chicken and Asiago sauce. Toss to combine and serve immediately, with additional grated Asiago cheese sprinkled on top, if desired.
• If making ahead, transfer the sauce to a covered container and refrigerate. When you are ready to serve dinner, place sauce in a large saucepan and heat very gently over low heat, stirring often. Don't let it boil.