Parmesan Bow Ties Food

PARMESAN BOW TIES

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta and rinse in cold water. Transfer to a serving bowl. Add the remaining ingredients; toss to coat.

BROCCOLI AND BOW TIES

Steps:

• Cook the broccoli for 3 minutes in a large pot of boiling salted water. Remove the broccoli from the water with a slotted spoon or sieve. Place in a large bowl and set aside.
• In the same water, cook the bow-tie pasta according to the package directions, about 12 minutes. Drain well and add to the broccoli.
• Meanwhile, in a small saute pan, heat the butter and oil and cook the garlic and lemon zest over medium-low heat for 1 minute. Off the heat, add 2 teaspoons salt, the pepper, and lemon juice and pour this over the broccoli and pasta. Toss well. Season to taste, sprinkle with the pignolis and cheese, if using, and serve.
• To toast pignolis, place them in a dry saute pan over medium-low heat and cook, tossing often, for about 5 minutes, until light brown.

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.

PARMESAN BOW TIE PASTA WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook pasta according to package directions., In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink, 7-9 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; remove from pan. In same pan, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add squash; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat., In a small saucepan, melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and garlic until blended; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese and the remaining salt and pepper., Drain pasta; return to pot. Add chicken, squash and sauce; heat through, stirring to combine.

PARMESAN VEGETABLES OVER BOW TIES

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• While pasta is cooking, heat oil in 12-inch skillet over high heat. Add onion and garlic; stir-fry 1 minute. Add zucchini; stir-fry 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes and basil. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Stir in 1/3 cup of the cheese; cook and stir until hot. Serve immediately over pasta. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons cheese.

BOW-TIES WITH PEAS AND HAM

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain pasta; return to pot.
• Meanwhile, heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring, until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add peas and half-and-half; season with salt and pepper. Simmer until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Cut ham into strips. Add to sauce; cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Toss sauce with pasta. Serve with grated Parmesan.

BOW TIES WITH VEGGIES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a skillet over medium heat, saute zucchini and onion in olive oil until tender. Toss farfalle pasta with vegetables and season with salt and pepper; serve.

BOW TIE PASTA WITH BROCCOLI, GARLIC, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Warm olive oil in a small frying pan over low heat. Slowly cook garlic in oil until golden, about 2 to 3 minutes. Be very careful not to burn garlic. Stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water. About 5 minutes before pasta is done, drop broccoli into the pasta water. Continue to cook until pasta is cooked and broccoli is crisp-tender. Drain.
• Toss pasta, broccoli, and lemon sauce in a large bowl. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.

PARMESAN BOW TIE SKILLET (FARFALLE)

Steps:

• Combine pasta, spaghetti sauce, ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons of the parmesan cheese in a large skillet or saucepan.
• Cook on medium heat 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
• Cover and let stand 5 minutes or until mozzarella cheese is melted.

PARMESAN BOW-TIE SKILLET

Steps:

• Combine pasta, pasta sauce, ricotta, 1/2 cup mozzarella and 2 Tbsp. Parmesan in large skillet.
• Cook on medium heat 10 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; cover. Let stand 5 min. or until mozzarella is melted.

CHICKEN BOW TIE PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Start cooking pasta according to directions and drain. While pasta is cooking --.
• Cut chicken into strips, bites, or pieces. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the chicken to skillet and cook until no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add onion and garlic to skillet and cook until onion is softened (I'm not sure how long -- I never use onion) Stir in pasta sauce and increase heat to high. Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken, cream and basil to the skillet and mix well.
• Spoon cooked pasta into an ungreased 13 X 9 baking pan. Spoon the pasta sauce mixture (with chicken) over the top. Sprinkle with the cheeses. Bake about 25 minutes, until bubbly and cheese is lightly browned.

PARMESAN BOW TIES

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain.
• Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Add the remaining ingredients; toss to coat.

BOW TIE PASTA IN PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO BUTTER

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring salted water to a rolling boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente.
• In a large skillet melt butter. Do not brown. Add drained pasta and cheese and toss until coated. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

BROCCOLI & BOW TIES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water up to the boil, add broccoli florets, and cook for just 3 minutes; you need the water to cook the pasta, so do not drain; instead, remove broccoli with a large slotted spoon and place into a large serving bowl.
• Making sure the water is still boiling, add pasta; cook according to pkg directions (about 10 to 12 minutes), then drain well and add cooked pasta to the broccoli.
• While pasta is cooking, toast the pine nuts: place a small skillet over medium-low heat and add nuts to skillet; stir often--it will take about 5 minutes for them to toast; watch carefully so they do not burn; set aside.
• Now heat the butter and oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat; add both minced garlic and lemon zest and saute for one minute.
• Remove skillet from burner and add the salt and pepper, and the lemon juice; stir to combine then pour over the broccoli and pasta in the large bowl; toss.
• Taste pasta and broccoli mixture and add more salt or pepper if necessary.
• Sprinkle toasted pine nuts and parmesan over dish, and serve.

LEMON-BASIL BOW TIES

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute garlic in oil for 1 minute. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Drain pasta; add to skillet. Add basil; toss to coat. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until basil is wilted. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

BAKED BOW-TIE PASTA WITH MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, oregano, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer; cook, stirring and breaking up tomatoes until slightly thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Season with salt.
• Add pasta, sausage, and half the mozzarella; toss to combine. Transfer to a 2-quart baking dish. Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake until bubbly and top is lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.

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.