Best 10 Florence Fabricants Penne With Artichokes And Mushrooms Recipes

PENNE WITH BABY ARTICHOKES, BLACK OLIVES AND PEAS

Steps:

• Rinse the artichokes in cold water. Bend back the green petals and snap them off all the way down to the light green and yellow leaves. Cut off the top cone of petals and the green part of the base. Cut the artichokes in half, if the choke and thistle look spiky, remove them. Otherwise, just put in acidulated water.
• Coat a saucepan with 2 tablespoons olive oil and place over medium heat. Blot the artichokes dry then add them to the pan. Add the garlic, shallot, lemon slices, bay leaves and red pepper flakes. Pour in the stock, cover, and let simmer for 8 minutes to soften the artichokes. Remove the lid and add the olives, basil, tomatoes and butter, stir to incorporate. Add the peas and remaining oil; season again with salt and pepper. Cook pasta al dente and top with the baby artichoke sauce. Sprinkle with grated cheese before serving.

ARTICHOKE FLORENTINE PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. In a 6-qt. Dutch oven, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds. Add spinach; cook and stir just until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Remove from pot., In same pot, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Add Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, wine and seasonings; stir until smooth. Stir in artichoke hearts; heat through., Drain pasta; add to sauce, tossing to coat. Stir in spinach mixture. Transfer to a serving dish; sprinkle with bread crumbs. Serve immediately.

PENNE WITH PANCETTA AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and set aside. Meanwhile, cook pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat until browned but not crispy, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
• Pour pancetta grease out of the skillet, and add butter. Increase heat to medium-high and stir in sliced mushrooms. Cook and stir until the mushrooms have softened and released their liquid. Add the minced garlic, and cook 2 more minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, then stir in cream and Italian seasoning. Simmer until the sauce has thickened slightly.
• To serve, toss the cooked penne with the sauce, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

PENNE WITH ARTICHOKES AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons of the olive oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the artichoke hearts and cook for 2 minutes. Season with the salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the penne and cook just until tender. Drain. Place in a large bowl. Toss in the artichoke mixture and the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Divide among 4 plates and serve immediately.

FLORENCE FABRICANT'S PENNE WITH ARTICHOKES AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Remove and discard all the leaves of the artichokes and slice off the fuzzy choke, leaving only the thick, round fleshy bottom of each artichoke. Place the bottoms in a bowl and toss with the lemon juice.
• Remove the bottoms from the lemon juice one at a time and with a sharp knife, cut each into slices a half-inch thick. Return the slices to the lemon juice.
• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, add the artichoke slices and simmer about five minutes, to blanch them. Drain and pat them dry.
• Trim the stems off the mushrooms and cut the mushrooms into slices a half-inch thick.
• Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet. Add the garlic, cook for a few seconds, then add the mushroom and artichoke slices. Cook over medium-high heat about 10 minutes, until the vegetables are lightly browned. Stir in the rosemary and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, cook the penne until al dente, about seven minutes. Drain well, then add to the skillet with the vegetables. Toss, check seasonings and serve at once with Parmesan cheese.

PENNE WITH MUSHROOMS AND GORGONZOLA CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add mushrooms; sauté until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, basil and oregano and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
• Cook penne in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Add pasta and cooking liquid to sauce in skillet. Toss over medium heat until mixture is heated through and sauce coats pasta. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer pasta to bowl. Sprinkle with Gorgonzola cheese and serve.

CHICKEN AND ARTICHOKE PENNE WITH A WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. Saute chicken pieces until chicken is light-to-golden brown in color.
• Add artichoke hearts, olives ,and mushrooms to pan; heat for about 90 seconds. Turn heat to low, add cooked pasta to pan, and heat until warm.
• Add warm bechamel sauce to pan, and toss ingredients 3 to 4 times. Serve with freshly grated black pepper and fresh Parmesan cheese to taste. Sprinkle dash of paprika over food for color, if desired.

LE CIRQUE'S PENNE WITH ARTICHOKES AND CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• To prepare the Artichokes:.
• Cut of stems using a sharp knife to produce a neat, flat base.
• As artichokes are cut, rub exposed surfaces with lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
• With your sharp paring knife, trim off the bottom two layers of leaves, being careful not to cut away the white part (bottom) underneath.
• Trim any remaining green from around the base.
• Lay the artichoke on its side and cut through, leaving about 1 and 1/2" from base to the trimmed top.
• Turn the artichoke upside down and halve it.
• Cut each half into four or five wedges and then remove and discard the fuzzy choke from the center of each wedge.
• Your artichokes are now ready to be cooked, but if you are not going to cook them immediately, place them in a bowl and cover them with acidulated water (lemon juice and water).
• To make the Recipe:.
• Place the trimmed artichokes into a small saucepan and cover with water and the juice from half a lemon.
• Bring to a boil, blanch for five minutes, drain and set aside.
• Place the pancetta in a saucepan, cover with water, bring to a boil, drain and set aside.
• Place the cauliflower florets into a large saucepan, cover with salted water, bring to a boil, cook five minutes (or less if florets are small--check--they should be crisp tender), drain and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, add the pancetta, and cook over medium heat for two minutes.
• Add the artichokes and saute briefly.
• Season with oregano and rosemary and cook five minutes.
• Add the garlic and tomatoes to the pan and cook two minutes.
• Add the olives, cauliflower and parsely and salt and pepper and cook five minutes.
• Meanwhile cook the penne in boiling salted water until al dente and drain, reserving 1 and 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid.
• Toss the pasta in the pan with the sauce, then add the cooking liquid and cook for two minutes.
• Taste the sauce, adjust the seasoning, add the butter and the cheese and stir gently till melted and serve.

PENNE WITH TOMATOES, ARTICHOKES AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cook the pasta while making the sauce.
• Gently heat a large saute pan over medium heat for about 1 minute.
• add 1 TB of the olive oil, the onion, the garlic, the rosemary and the red pepper flakes. Sautee until the onions are starting to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and cook until the onions are starting to brown and the mushrooms have released their juices and have softened, about 8 minutes.
• Add the chickpeas and break the plum tomatoes into pieces with your hands. Add them to the pan along with their juice and the diced tomatoes.
• After the tomatoes have cooked for about 5 minutes add the artichoke hearts. Stir and cover until the artichokes are heated through and the tomatoes are just beginning to thicken.
• Add the sugar and salt, stir and cook gently over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes stirring now and then.
• Add the final TB of olive oil after you've turned off the heat and stir it inches.
• Serve over Penne sprinkled with the Romano.

PENNE WITH TOMATOES, PESTO AND ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons oil reserved from artichokes in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is tender, about 7 minutes. Add tomatoes with their juices and artichokes. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes. Add pesto; simmer 1 minute longer. Mix in pasta and 1/3 cup cheese. Season pasta with salt and pepper.Transfer pasta to large bowl. Serve, passing additional Parmesan separately.