Pasta with Winter Greens and Walnuts
February 2009
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Satisfy your family's appetite with dinners for 10 bucks or less.
4 servings Prep: 15 mins Cook: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 7 1/2 ounce package farmer cheese
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Grated peel of 1/2 lemon
- 3/4 pound fusilli pasta
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 large head escarole, coarsely chopped
- Salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (2 ounces), toasted
Directions
- In a small bowl, combine the cheese, 4 tablespoons olive oil and the lemon peel.
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water; return the pasta to the pot.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the escarole and cook, stirring frequently, until wilted but still crisp; season with salt. Stir the escarole and the reserved pasta cooking water into the pasta. Transfer to a platter; dollop with the cheese mixture and sprinkle with the walnuts. Toss lightly just before serving.
