Grown Up Alphabet Pasta
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 512
- Total Fat
- 23
- Saturated Fat
- 13
- Carbohydrates
- 51
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 6
- Protein
- 25
- Cholesterol
- 57
- Sodium
- 777
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
1 to 2 tablespoons or a good nub butter, plus 2 tablespoons
1 large shallot, chopped
2 cups dried alphabet pasta
3 cups chicken stock, plus more as needed
1 cup coarsely grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon coarse salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 good handful fresh parsley, chopped
Directions
- Melt the butter over high heat in a saucepan. Add the shallot and cook, stirring often, until golden brown, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cook's Note: Be attentive to this. You don't want any brown crispy shallot edges.
- Reduce the heat to medium, and add 2 tablespoons butter along with the alphabet pasta. Cook, stirring often, until the pasta is coated in the butter and is light and golden, about 2 minutes.
- Add 1 cup chicken stock, and bring everything to a boil. Let the liquid get incorporated, then once absorbed add another 2 cups or more stock about a cup at a time. Continue boiling, stirring all the while, until the pasta absorbs the stock, about 10 minutes. If the mixture becomes too thick before the pasta finishes, pour in a little more stock or water.
- Stir in the grated Parmesan, salt and pepper to taste.
- Check the pasta's consistency, and add more stock, if needed. Cook's Note: You are looking for a slightly loose consistency with the pasta having a bit of a bite in its center.
- Fold in the chopped parsley, and add a bit more salt and pepper, if needed.
- Transfer the pasta to warm shallow soup bowls alongside Fried Chicken.