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Gratineed Tomato and Ham Rigatoni
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Cheese, Pork, Pasta, Dairy, Easy, 30 Minute, Main Dish

Provided By:
Melissa Roberts

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    • This is a riff on a pasta dish served at my favorite Belgian restaurant in New York, Petit Abeille, which serves some of the most comforting food on the planet. The creamy sauce coats big tubular noodles (both inside and out) with a decadent parmesan laced béchamel. The lily is further gilded with the smokiness of ham but balanced by a pleasingly acidic bite of tomato.

    Ingredients

    Serves:

      • 1/2 pound rigatoni pasta (3 cups dry)
      • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
      • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
      • 1 cup milk (2-percent or whole fat)
      • 3/4 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano, divided
      • 1 14.5-ounce can stewed tomatoes, coarsely chopped (this is easiest done directly in the can with kitchen shears)
      • 6 ounces baked deli ham (i.e. black forest), coarsely chopped

    Directions

    Boil pasta in a 4- to 5-quart pot of well-salted water until al dente, then drain. Reserve pot.

    Turn on broiler.

    Melt butter in pot over medium heat until foam subsides. Add flour and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add milk to pot with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring over medium low heat, until sauce is thickened slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup parmesan, then remove from heat and stir in tomatoes, ham, and pasta.

    Transfer to a 2-quart shallow baking dish (not glass). Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parmesan and broil 4 to 6 inches from heat until golden brown in spots, 2 to 3 minutes.

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    Stephanie

    I made this a few days ago and it is so good. Next time I am going to add some onion though.

    June 08 2011 at 7:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    daniellestatum

    It needs a little more to me. I feel like I should have added onion garlic and a spice like thyme.

    March 29 2011 at 9:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    wrkoutxprt

    It would be nice and helpful to have the nutritional value for these recipes (calories, fat, protein, carbs, fiber etc per serving)

    March 28 2011 at 5:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    salandsuz

    LOOKS YUMMY

    March 28 2011 at 5:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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