Penne with Treviso and Goat Cheese

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Giada at HomeEpisode: Road Trip Picnic

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (17)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(17)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

1 pound penne pasta
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, halved
1 pound treviso or radicchio, chopped (about 4 cups)
3 packed cups (3 ounces) baby spinach
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken stock
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan
1 1/2 cups (11 ounces) goat cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup basil leaves, torn

Directions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water.

In a 12-inch skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant and golden, about 1 minute. Remove the garlic and discard.

Add the treviso, spinach, chicken stock, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of salt, and red pepper flakes. Cook until the treviso and spinach until wilted, about 6 to 8 minutes.

Add the pasta and Parmesan. Toss well and thin out the sauce with a little pasta water, if needed. Season with salt, to taste.

Transfer the penne to serving bowls. Top each portion with the crumbled goat cheese and garnish with basil before serving.

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recipe Penne with Treviso and Goat Cheese
Alison Los Angeles, CA 11-17-2009
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One of my go to recipes
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved this so much. I cannot find treviso, I live near near Giada and I am not sure where she found it. I used vegetable... stock and cooked the radicchio for longer than she said to. I did not use lemon. This was good hot and did not seem like it would be good cold but it was so good. I served it with sandwiches like a pasta salad and got it rave reviews. Read more
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Orv Montecito, CA 11-06-2009
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This was real good, had seconds!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Everyone enjoyed this. No problem in finding treviso in our area.
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Kathryn Narragansett, RI 10-13-2009
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Only the Sauce
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I only made the sauce (chicken stock, balsamic vigenar, etc) and combined it with chicken and pasta. I was cooking for a... picky eater, so I didn't use some of the items (i.e. spinach and treviso).. Of what I made, it was great. I hate vinegar, but that sauce for the pasta tasted awesome!Read more
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Anne Marie Brooklyn, NY 09-06-2009
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Giada, what were you thinking??
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

For an italian dish, it was awful. Looked pretty on TV, reality, not good. It could have used lessed vinegar or omitting the... vinegar altogether. I am Italian, and never came across a dish like this. Using the vinegar and lemon, wasn't, I feel a good combination. My family didn't like it at all. Waste of time and money. I usually like your recipes,but this one was a dissapointment...Read more
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Grasiela Bourne, MA 08-28-2009
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Flavorful...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband and I are meeting my cousin and her husband to see Cirque Du Soleil tonight. I just made this recipe and it is... delicious.I am packing the pasta right now so we can have a picnic in the park before the show. It doesn't look as appealing as I would like it to be, but the flavors are great. The one thing I changed was the cheese, I used feta instead of goat cheese. Read more
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Madison Lakeland, FL 07-24-2009
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Fresh and Yummy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This dish was easy to make and great for leftovers! My family loves garlic so instead of halving it and discarding the... garlic, I minced it and cooked it in the veggies. Yummy! I also have a picky eater in the family who claims to not like goat cheese and he didn't even notice it and said it was delicious! I do agree that it wasn't a pretty dish which is why I gave it four stars. Otherwise, it had fresh flavors and overall delicious! Thanks Giada! Read more