Monday, February 25, 2013

Rigatoni with Goat Cheese



Life has been very exciting for our family this month! At the end of the month (just a few days) we are moving into our new house! For the past few months husband has been working very hard to find the perfect home for our family. So many weekends have been filled with driving all over the Minneapolis suburbs checking out neighborhoods and exploring houses. It has been an exhausting and emotional journey for our whole family.

Last month we found the right house for us. So in preparation for moving I have been spending the month organizing, packing and getting into the moving mindset. I guess the good thing about moving in the middle of winter is that I’m not distracted by outside activities. It’s been too cold to go sledding but little one and I have made it to the park a few times. It’s always interesting getting him bundled up in snow pants, snow boots, mittens, hats, coats and scarves just to go to the same park that only a few months before he was able to wear flip flops and shorts to.

I have a backlog of fun recipes to share. I’ve been hitting my recipe binder pretty hard and trying recipes that have been hanging around for a while. Sadly I have had to throw many recipes away. Thankfully many meals that I have been making have been delicious. This recipe is a great mac and cheese recipe for goat cheese lovers. It’s just as easy as a box but tastes very grown up. Little one even gobbled it up, so if you have little ones don’t be afraid to give this a shot. I paired this dish with some flavored chicken sausage and veggies. Delicious!

Enjoy!

1 pound rigatoni
Salt and pepper
1 ½ cups crumbled goat cheese
½ cup finely grated Parmesan
¼ cup slivered sun-dried tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, chopped or torn herbs, and/or pitted, sliced black olives

Cook rigatoni in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, according to package directions. Drain, reserving ½ cup cooking water.

Return pasta to pot, and toss with goat cheese and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, and add some of the reserved pasta water as desired. Sprinkle with preferred topping, and serve.

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