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Macaroni Grill's Penne Rustica

Type: Pasta
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Gratinata Sauce
2 tablespoons 30mlButter
2 tablespoons 30mlDhopped garlic
1 tablespoon 15mlDijon mustard
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1 teaspoon 5mlChopped rosemary
1 cup 237mlMarsala wine
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlCayenne pepper
8 cups 1896mlHeavy cream
  Penne Rustica
1 oz 28gPancetta or bacon
18   Shrimp - peeled, devained
12 oz 340gGrilled chicken breat - sliced
4 1/2 cups 1066mlGranita Sauce - from the above
48 oz 1363gPrecooked penne pasta
3 tablespoons 45mlPimentos
6 oz 170gButter
1 tablespoon 15mlChopped shallots
1   Salt - or to taste
1   Freshly-ground black pepper - or to taste
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozGrated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlPaprika
6   Fresh rosemary sprigs

Recipe Instructions

For the Gratinata Sauce: saute butter, garlic, and rosemary until garlic begins to brown. Add marsala wine and reduce by one-third. Add remaining ingredients and reduce by half of original volume. Set aside.

For the Penne Rustica: saute pancette until it begins to brown. Add butter, shallots, and shrimp. Cook until shrimp are evenly pink but still translucent. Add chicken, salt, pepper, and mix thoroughly. Add Gratinata Sauce and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese and simmer until sauce thickens.

In a large bowl, combine shrimp and chicken mixture with precooked pasta. Place this mixture into single serving dishes or one large casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese and pimentos and sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and garnish with fresh rosemary sprigs.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Kitcken Link (Copycat Collection) at - http://www.kitchenlink.com/copycat.html

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