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Penne Pasta alla Valdostana
This deliciously rich cheesy pasta dish can also be baked and is very quick and easy to make
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 869 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 320 g pasta (11oz) I used penne rigate
- 250 g fontina cheese (9oz)
- 200 g cooked ham (7oz) cut into small pieces
- 30 g butter (1oz) unsalted
- 30 g parmigiano reggiano grated
- 200 ml fresh cream (7floz)
- salt for pasta and to taste
- freshly ground black pepper. to taste
Instructions
- Put a pan of water on to boil for the pasta and, as soon as it boils, add salt and bring to the boil again. Cook the pasta a little less than al dente according to the instructions on the packet.
- Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Slowly melt the butter In a frying pan or skillet and then add the pieces of fontina.
- Add the cream and stir until the cheese melts.
- Cut the ham into thin strips or small cubes
- Add the ham to the pan with the fontina and cream and stir. Add salt and pepper, stir again and then turn off the heat.
- Drain the pasta and add it to the pan where the sauce is prepared. Mix everything together well for a few seconds over a high heat .
- Serve immediately with grated Parmigiano as required or transfer to a buttered oven dish, sprinkle with Parmesan and a few pieces of butter and bake in a preheated oven at 180°c until the top starts to crisp.
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Notes
- I made this recipe with penne but most types of short pasta would work well, so you can also use rigatoni, elicoidale, radiator or farfalle etc.
- Of course, it’s best to use Fontina cheese but if you can’t find it, Gruyère, provolone, Gouda, or Emmental can be used instead.
Nutrition Information
Calories
869kcal
(43%)
Carbohydrates
62g
(21%)
Protein
40g
(80%)
Fat
51g
(78%)
Saturated Fat
30g
(150%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
187mg
(62%)
Sodium
1264mg
(53%)
Potassium
415mg
(12%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1556IU
(31%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
487mg
(49%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 869
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 869kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 51g | 78% |
| Saturated Fat | 30g | 150% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 187mg | 62% |
| Sodium | 1264mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 415mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1556IU | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 487mg | 49% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.