Four-Cheese Baked Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Four-Cheese Baked Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 38g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 636 calories. This recipe serves 8 and costs $2.55 per serving. 393 people found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. A mixture of part-skim ricotta cheese, fresh parsley, rigatoni, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 35 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. Overall, this recipe earns an excellent spoonacular score of 95%. Pasta with Pesto, Fresh Tomatoes, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Chicken and Mozzarella Cheese, Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta with Roasted Broccoli and Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and Pasta with Chicken, Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach in a Creamy Mascarpone Cheese Sauce are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 75 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups grated asiago cheese (about 6 ounces)

1 28-ounce can whole plum tomatoes, crushed by hand

1 bulb fennel, thinly sliced, plus 1 tablespoon chopped fennel fronds

4 ounces rosemary focaccia, toasted and cut into cubes (about 2 cups)

1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 head garlic

Kosher salt

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the baking dish

1 onion, chopped

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (about 1 ounce)

1 pound part-skim mozzarella cheese, cubed

8 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 pound mezzi rigatoni

1/2 cup roughly chopped sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed)

2 tablespoons tomato paste

Equipment:

aluminum foil

oven

dutch oven

pot

food processor

baking pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Halve the garlic crosswise to expose the cloves. Wrap the bottom half in foil and roast until very soft, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, remove the skins from the top half and chop the garlic. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Add the onion and sliced fennel and cook, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until the garlic softens, about 2 more minutes. Add the tomato paste and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender, about 3 more minutes. Add the tomatoes and 4 cups water; stir. Increase the heat to medium high and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Drain, rinse under cold water and set aside. Pulse the focaccia in a food processor to make coarse crumbs. Squeeze the roasted garlic from its skin and add to the food processor along with 1/4 cup each parmesan and parsley; pulse a few more times until combined. Set the breadcrumbs aside. Lightly brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with olive oil. Add the pasta and sun-dried tomatoes to the sauce along with the fennel fronds, mozzarella, asiago and the remaining 1/4 cup each parmesan and parsley; toss. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Top with spoonfuls of the ricotta and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs. Cover the dish loosely with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until golden and bubbling, about 15 more minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving. Photograph by Justin Walker

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Halve the garlic crosswise to expose the cloves. Wrap the bottom half in foil and roast until very soft, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, remove the skins from the top half and chop the garlic.

2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat.

3. Add the onion and sliced fennel and cook, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.

4. Add the chopped garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until the garlic softens, about 2 more minutes.

5. Add the tomato paste and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender, about 3 more minutes.

6. Add the tomatoes and 4 cups water; stir. Increase the heat to medium high and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, about 30 minutes.

7. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

8. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs.

9. Drain, rinse under cold water and set aside.

10. Pulse the focaccia in a food processor to make coarse crumbs. Squeeze the roasted garlic from its skin and add to the food processor along with 1/4 cup each parmesan and parsley; pulse a few more times until combined. Set the breadcrumbs aside.

11. Lightly brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with olive oil.

12. Add the pasta and sun-dried tomatoes to the sauce along with the fennel fronds, mozzarella, asiago and the remaining 1/4 cup each parmesan and parsley; toss.

13. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Top with spoonfuls of the ricotta and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs.

14. Cover the dish loosely with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until golden and bubbling, about 15 more minutes.

15. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

16. Photograph by Justin Walker


Nutrition Information:

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635k Calories
38g Protein
23g Total Fat
70g Carbs
41% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
635k
32%

Fat
23g
36%

  Saturated Fat
11g
75%

Carbohydrates
70g
23%

  Sugar
10g
12%

Cholesterol
61mg
21%

Sodium
1263mg
55%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
38g
76%

Calcium
898mg
90%

Selenium
56µg
80%

Vitamin K
74µg
71%

Phosphorus
679mg
68%

Manganese
0.99mg
50%

Vitamin C
23mg
28%

Potassium
977mg
28%

Zinc
4mg
27%

Vitamin B2
0.45mg
27%

Copper
0.53mg
27%

Vitamin A
1302IU
26%

Magnesium
102mg
26%

Fiber
6g
25%

Iron
3mg
21%

Vitamin B6
0.41mg
20%

Vitamin B3
3mg
17%

Vitamin E
2mg
15%

Vitamin B12
0.84µg
14%

Vitamin B1
0.21mg
14%

Folate
55µg
14%

Vitamin B5
1mg
10%

Vitamin D
0.32µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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