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Baked Italian Noodles with Spinach (Tagliatelle Gratinate agli Spinacci)
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(Recipe ID: 176)
Serves 6
Preparation time: 15 minutes; Cook time: 30 minutes
Source: Vito De Carolis
Baked Italian Noodles layered with Spinach and cheese.
Ingredients
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- 1 pound Italian egg noodles-tagliatelle *
- 1 pound Spinach blanched, squeezed dry, coarsely chopped
- 1 Large onion, cut lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 4 tablespoons Unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg, grated *
- 1 cup Whole milk
- 2 cups Shredded swiss or cheddar cheese
- 1 1/2 gallons Cold water
- 4 tablespoons Coarse sea salt *
- Fine sea salt and green peppercorn, freshly gound to taste *
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a large nonstick frying pan over low heat; add the onion and saute' over a medium high heat until translucent, then add spinach, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until spinach wilts.
- In a large pot, bring 1 1/2 gallons of water to a rolling boil.
- Add the coarse sea salt (4 tablespoons), then add the pasta and cook until al dente.
- Drain well in colander.
- Preheat the oven to 360 degrees.
- Spread a small amount of spinach on the bottom of a buttered baking pan.
- Then lay a small amount of Tagliatelle, sprinkle with cheese; repeat this process until there are at least 3 layers of Tagliatelle, top the last layer with spinach and cheese.
- Gently, pour the milk in a corner of the baking pan.
- Bake in a 380 degree oven on the top rack until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes and serve.
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