Gemelli Pasta with Garden Greens and Pine Nuts
- 2 cups Gemelli Pasta
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Pine Nuts
- 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 Tablespoon Crushed Red Pepper (or Less)
- 4 cups Chopped Greens (Such As Kale, Swiss Chard)
- 1 pinch Coarse Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper
- 1 cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Add the pasta and cook according to package instructions for al dente.
- Then reserve 1/3 cup of the pasta water and drain the rest.
- Set the pasta and the reserved water aside.
- In the meantime, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the pine nuts and toast until slightly brown, about 3 minutes.
- Keep your eyes on them.
- Theyre expensive little boogers and you dont want to burn them while watching some random person win a Hawaiian trip on Wheel of Fortune.
- Remove the nuts from the skillet and set aside.
- Back in the same skillet, add the garlic and crushed red pepper and saute 1 minute.
- Add the garden greens to the skillet and saute until wilted, about 2 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and take it off the heat.
- Add the Parmesan and as much pasta water as needed to make a thin sauce.
- Then add that olive oil and the reserved pine nuts.
- Toss, toss, toss.
- Season with another pinch of salt and pepper if needed.
- Taste it.
- Serve and sing.
pasta, butter, nuts, garlic, red pepper, as kale, salt, freshly grated parmesan cheese, olive oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/gemelli-pasta-with-garden-greens-and-pine-nuts/ (may not work)