ARTICHOKE PASTA
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on September 23, 2010 – 5:50 am -The weather has turned a little cooler up here, so I decided some comfort food was in order. Here’s what I made to warm my old bones….
This recipe starts where all good recipes start, butter! Melt about 1/4 cup of butter (more or less – more is better!) in a skillet.
add 1/4 cup of olive oil and a whole onion, chopped coarsely and saute until soft
chop about a cup or so of canned artichoke hearts
add them to the onions, along with a cup of dry white wine.
Let this simmer while you pour any left over wine into a glass, put a little music on in the background and start some salted pasta water boiling.
Then add about 2 cups of some sort of summer sausage (I use venison sausage, but any kind of dry, smoked type sausage will do.)
Add a full cup (be brave!) of whipping cream
some freshly ground pepper and kosher salt and let simmer while the pasta finishes cooking
Grate about 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
dump it on top of the sauce
drain the pasta, pour another glass of white wine, and then put the pasta in a big bowl with the sauce on top and toss it all together. Ahhh…comfort food at it’s finest:
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September 23rd, 2010 at 6:50 am
I could just about smell that butter, onion and cheese – and at this hour of the morning have now got a dinner idea in my head that will niggle me all day. Great ‘A’ post – looks delicious!
September 23rd, 2010 at 6:57 am
Wow! That was some kind of A #1 post! I can hardly wait for ‘D’time to try the Artichoke Pasta recipe. Not only does it look good through your photos, but I swear it smells divine….do computers have the sense of smell…I’m sure mine does!
September 23rd, 2010 at 8:46 am
I think my husband would love this! It looks terrific and I’d have to switch to something other than sausage for me to enjoy it too.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:34 am
Yum I love artichokes . I’m close to the Rocky mountains too
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
I think this would be a hit at my house!!! Anything with pasta usually scores big with my kids!
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Oh, yum! I just had lunch, but this makes me want to have lunch again! Probably shouldn’t indulge in the calories of a second lunch, but maybe a glass of wine….
September 23rd, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Yum! Except the meat, I’m totally making this.
September 23rd, 2010 at 2:28 pm
You won me at lots of butter, then you added cream! Can I come for dinner please?
Thank you for visiting me and I will be back here soon.
September 23rd, 2010 at 3:55 pm
What a great recipe for for LOW CALORIE DINING..ahahahahah! I could smell it cooking as I was reading. This has to be one “yummy, yummy, yummy in my tummy, tummy, tummy, recipe for one who cooks with vino and LOVES artichokes.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting on my A for Allergy post. I LOVE having visitors, and I especially love ones from the Rocky Mountains. We were in Estes Park for 4 days 8 years ago – my son was getting married over in Cuchara – and it was heavenly. Sorry about the fires and the smoke….miserable.No wonder your eyes are hurting and your nose is running. Hope the winds turn in the other direction soon.
I will be back to see you very soon.
Hugs,
Genie @ Buttons for Baga
September 23rd, 2010 at 4:27 pm
I have never ate artichoke.. maybe I will try this it looks great!
Patsy
September 23rd, 2010 at 4:48 pm
These look great!
September 23rd, 2010 at 7:38 pm
My husband, who is a major artichoke lover, would think he had died and gone to heaven if I would fix him this. Joni
September 24th, 2010 at 3:28 am
Have been looking for an artichoke recipe after Dr. Oz said how good they were for us and this looks great. Hope the butter and cream don’t cancel effects. Thanks.
September 24th, 2010 at 4:14 am
This looks totally delicious! I have only had artichoke in a dip before, I love pasta and summer sausage so I know I would love this too! Thanks for sharing!
September 24th, 2010 at 4:53 am
Oh, that looks delicious! I’ve only eaten artichoke twice in my life but that recipe makes them look incredible
I can just smell the pasta just from looking at the pictures! I really want to try making this one day!
September 24th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
This is about as lo-calorie as my post this week!
I try to eat healthy, I really do, but recipes like this one tempt me so much! I adore artichokes…never thought to pour them over pasta. And oh my that sauce!
September 24th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Mmm I’ll be brave if it means getting to eat this dish! This is perfect for when the weather turns a little chilly!
September 24th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Oh me! Oh my! I love all that this recipe has in store… I will definitely save this one to make! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Blessings & Aloha!
Thank you for stopping by and your sweet words about our daughters. And I am happy you enjoy the art that I do. Have a wonderful weekend!
September 24th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
I also have to add…Your photos of it all …are amazing! I really would have loved to take a bite from each of the photos! Yumm!!!
Blessings & Aloha!
September 24th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
this is so not fair, i swear my butt just grew another size reading that recipe … sounds delish but i am going to have to pass …
September 25th, 2010 at 2:46 am
Love the idea of artichokes in pasta~ pass the white wine please
September 25th, 2010 at 8:42 am
I love artichokes and that looks wonderful….kind of dangerous really since I am trying to lose a few pounds……it is nice to visit again!
September 26th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
This looks wonderful..got all my favorite ingredients in it!
September 27th, 2010 at 7:52 am
oh yes gotta get the butter in there first. Man im hungry now lol
September 28th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Wow! That looks totally scrumptious. I just came in from the garden where I was watering the artichokes but, alas, there is nothing I can cut on them.
This looks absolutely delicious.
Thanks for this tantalizing link on our little journey through Alphabe-Thursday’s letter “A”.
A
October 3rd, 2010 at 11:21 am
mouth watering good! Yum YUM YUM