Creamy Fennel Rigatoni with a Crunchy Topping
This is a great pasta sauce, ready in the same time it takes to boil the pasta!
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
First we make the pangrattato! Heat a large sauté pan over a medium heat and add 2 tbsp olive oil. Once hot, stir 75g breadcrumbs and the 2 finely chopped garlic cloves into the oil until crisp and golden, about 3 minutes. Remove and put into a bowl, then mix in 15g chopped parsley, zest of 1 lemon and half a tsp of chilli flakes (omit these if you don’t like spice!) and season to taste. Set aside for later.
Step 2
Slice 1 red onion, 2 fennel bulbs and 400g tomatoes, ready for later. Boil 320g pasta in salted water according to pack instructions.
Step 3
Meanwhile, add a splash of olive oil to the now empty frying pan and sauté the red onion and fennel over a medium heat for 7-8 minutes. Next add 125ml wine, increase the heat to medium-high and cook for 2-3 minutes. Finally add the 2 sliced garlic cloves and tomatoes and stir over the heat for about 3 minutes to heat through and take the rawness off the garlic.
Step 4
Once the pasta is cooked, spoon it directly into the fennel pan using a slotted spoon. Mix together well, adding a little of the pasta cooking water to bring everything together if necessary. Remove from the heat, gently fold in 250g ricotta and season well to taste.
Step 5
Divide into bowls, scatter over your crunchy pangrattato and serve immediately.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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2 Fennel Bulb, thinly sliced 2x Sainsbury's Fennel Loose -
320g Rigatoni Pasta 1x Sainsbury's Italian Rigatoni Tubes Pasta 500g -
75g Soft Breadcrumbs 1x Sainsbury's Natural Fine Breadcrumbs 230g -
400g Cherry Tomatoes, halved 1x Sainsbury's Cherry Tomatoes 500g -
4 Garlic Clove, 2 finely chopped and 2 sliced 1x Sainsbury's Garlic -
1 Lemon, zested 1x Sainsbury's Lemons -
½ tsp Chilli Flakes 1x Sainsbury's Chipotle Chilli Flakes 45g -
250g Ricotta 1x Sainsbury's Ricotta Cheese 250g -
15g Parsley, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g -
125ml White Wine 1x Sainsbury's House Pinot Grigio (Small bottle) 18.7cl -
3 tbsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml -
1 Red Onion, thinly sliced 1x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g