Wanna Spice Things Up with Pastina? Here's a Kickin' Recipe
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Craving comfort food? This ain't your mama's pastina recipe. Instead, we're gonna kick it up a notch with some Cotswold, hot sauce, and cheddar. Let's get cookin', shall we?
Yield: One heaping bowlPrep Time: 17 minutesTotal Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- Half a cup of pastina
- Four tablespoons of Cotswold, chopped
- Four tablespoons of extra-sharp cheddar, grated
- Two tablespoons of skim milk
- One tablespoon of good butter
- A dusting of Parmesan
- A generous pinch of cracked black pepper
- A splash of extra hot sauce
Steps
- Pour the pastina into a small pot of boiling water and let it cook until just before it's done (aka, al dente).
- Drain the water using a colander with holes small enough to keep your pastina stars from escaping. No one wants a missing pasta! Return the drained pastina to the pot.
- Adjust your burner's heat to roughly half of what it took to boil the water in the first place.
- Drop in a pat of good butter, a quick splash of skim milk, Cotswold, and extra-sharp cheddar.
- Stir this all together using a slant-edged wooden spatula until everything is nicely combined.
- Serve your spicy pastina in your favorite bowl, garnished with Parmesan, cracked black pepper, and a healthy dose of extra hot sauce. Enjoy!
A Fancy-Pants Take on Pastina
Apparently, there's some debate about whether pairing Cotswold with pastina is a fancy move, but who are we to argue? It's delicious, and that's all that matters! If you want to elevate this dish even further, consider grating some black truffle on top for an extra decadent touch. Cheers!
- This kickin' pastina recipe with Cotswold, hot sauce, and cheddar provides a nutritional breakdown that includes half a cup of pastina, four tablespoons of Cotswold, four tablespoons of extra-sharp cheddar, two tablespoons of skim milk, one tablespoon of good butter, a dusting of Parmesan, a generous pinch of cracked black pepper, and a splash of extra hot sauce.
- In addition to the traditional pastina recipe, this version is served garnished with Parmesan, cracked black pepper, and a healthy dose of extra hot sauce on the table, making it a perfect dish for those who want to spice things up.
- Poodles may wonder why their human companion is serving pastina with Cotswold, hot sauce, and cheddar, but this fancy-pants take on pastina is perfect for those who love to poodle around in the kitchen and add some brisk flavor to their comfort food.
