Pine Nut & Goat Cheese Bucatini Alfredo

Ingredients

• 2 Garlic Cloves
• 2 oz Roasted Red Peppers
• 1 Mini Baguette
• 8 oz Bucatini
• 3 fl. oz. White Cooking Wine
• 6 fl. oz. Heavy Whipping Cream
• 2 oz Goat Cheese Crumbles
• ¼ tsp. Red Pepper Flakes
• 1 oz Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 4 oz Peas
• ¾ oz Pine Nuts
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook Within: After adding to boiling water, stir pasta constantly for 30 seconds. This helps distribute starches from surface of noodles and prevents them from sticking Pine nuts are edible seeds of pine trees. All species of pine produce nuts, but only about 20 actually produce nuts worth harvesting. These little seeds grow inside pine cones, which are dried and smashed to separate out the pine nuts.

2. 2

   Prepare the Ingredients: Mince garlic. Cut roasted red pepper into ½” dice. Halve baguette lengthwise and slice each half on an angle, creating four wedges.

3. 3

   Finish the Sauce: Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly, 5 minutes. Add goat cheese (breaking up with your hands if needed) and whisk until fully incorporated. Add red pepper flakes (to taste) and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside.

4. 4

   Cook the Pasta: Add pasta to boiling water and stir constantly, 30 seconds. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 minutes. Drain in colander, return to pot, and toss with 1 tsp. olive oil. Cover and set aside. While pasta cooks, start sauce.

5. 5

   Toast Bread and Sauté Vegetables: and lightly brush with olive oil. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, remaining garlic, and a pinch of Parmesan cheese (reserve remaining for garnish). Bake until browned, 5-7 minutes. Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in another medium pan over medium heat. Add peas, pine nuts, and roasted red peppers to hot pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Remove from burner and season with a pinch of salt and pepper.

6. 6

   Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a medium pan over medium: heat. Add half the garlic (reserve remaining for garlic bread) and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add white wine and cook 1 minute. Add heavy cream, whisk, and return to simmer.

7. 7

   Plate the Dish: Place a serving of pasta on a plate or in a bowl. Ladle sauce over pasta and add vegetables. Serve garlic bread on the side. Garnish with remaining Parmesan Half is added to sauce and remaining tops garlic bread. way when it comes to red pepper flakes. Add a pinch at first, taste, and add more if desired. used twice. A pinch tops garlic bread and remaining garnishes the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time Ƀ Bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to a boil Ƀ Place a colander in the sink