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CHEESE-AND-SWISS CHARD PASTA BAKE
Cheese-and-swiss chard pasta bake
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How to:

Make your own pasta

Place 500 g flour on a clean work surface then create a well.

Add 6 free-range to the well then carefully incorporate into the flour, with 1 T olive oil and ½ t salt, until a dough begins to form.

Knead the dough until supple, then cover with clingfilm and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Dust the work surface with some semolina flour then, using a rolling pin or pasta-rolling machine, roll out the pasta dough to your desired thickness.

Using a flower-shaped cookie-cutter, cut out flower shapes from the dough.

Place a saucepan of water over a high heat. Add a little salt then bring to the boil.

Add the pasta cutouts then cook for a few minutes, until al dente.



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Recipe by: Phillippa Cheifitz
Serves: 6
Category: Vegetarian / Easy / Kid-friendly
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
250 g penne
300 g roughly shredded Swiss chard or spinach
4 free-range eggs
1 cup cream
About 100 g grated Parmesan
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Basil leaves, for sprinkling (optional)
Olive oil, for dribbling (optional)
About 250 g ricotta, crumbled
Cooking instructions:

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and reserve the water.

Return water to the boil and add the chard. Cook for a few minutes until wilted. Drain well and squeeze out any remaining moisture, then separate the leaves.

Beat together the eggs, cream, ricotta and Parmesan, setting aside 1–2 T for sprinkling.

Season to taste. Mix with the pasta and chard.

Turn into an oiled, deep baking pan (19–20 cm in diameter and 6 cm deep), lined with baking paper. Bake for 30 minutes or until set and browned.

Leave for about 5 minutes, then invert and remove the paper. Invert again onto a serving plate and dust with the remaining Parmesan.

Cut into wedges for serving.

Per serving: 2180.7 kJ, 19.9 g protein, 31 g fat, 37.8 g carbs

Wine: Mulderbosch Chardonnay 2008


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