Mad Delicious Lesson: Toast Pasta to Enhance Taste
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Dry pasta lends itself to a variety of cooking techniques, so let’s toast it, and then cook it risotto-style to build a creamy sauce from the noodles.
Eating healthy should still be delicious.
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I learned this method from a chef who was from Togo but apprenticed in Italy. It was what the kitchen staff ate for lunch. He called it “Toast Pasta.” Here, in this recipe for Toasted Penne with Chicken Sausage, it’s presented with browned sausage. Chop and add Spicy Broccoli Rabe for an impressive and very complete meal.
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