Baked Mushroom Rigatoni with Kale Gremolata
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 887
- Total Fat
- 51
- Saturated Fat
- 23
- Carbohydrates
- 61
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 8
- Protein
- 47
- Cholesterol
- 107
- Sodium
- 964
- Total: 55 min
- Active: 15 min
Ingredients
Pasta:
1 pound rigatoni
Kosher salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound assorted mushrooms, stemmed, sliced into 1/3-inch pieces
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups whole milk
2 1/2 cups grated Parmesan
2 cups grated Gruyere
Gremolata:
2 cups chopped Tuscan kale (3 to 4 leaves)
1 cup grated Gruyere
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup smoked almonds, chopped
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon zest (2 lemons)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- For the pasta: Cook the rigatoni in a large pot of generously salted boiling water until al dente, about 3 minutes less than the package directions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
- Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large Dutch oven. Sear the mushrooms, undisturbed, for 3 minutes; stir, and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Sear on the reverse side an additional 2 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the pan.
- Lower the heat to medium and melt the butter in the Dutch oven. Add the garlic and flour, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and simmer gently until the sauce just thickens, 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the Parmesan, Gruyere and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Let cool slightly, then add half of the seared mushrooms, and puree with an immersion blender.
- In a large bowl, toss the pasta with the sauce and the remaining half of the mushrooms, adding about 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water or more if desired. Transfer to a baking dish.
- For the gremolata: In a medium bowl, combine the kale, Gruyere, panko, smoked almonds, olive oil and lemon zest.
- Scatter the gremolata over the pasta and bake until golden on top and bubbling, about 40 minutes.