In search of a pasta receipe that uses canned artichokes!
April 4, 2020 2:50 PM Subscribe
I need a recipe FAST for a pasta dish that uses canned artichokes. I have: pasta. two cans of artichokes. some half and half. Parmesan cheese. I do NOT have spinach or lemon or tomatoes.
I have a great linguine and artichokes recipe at home but I'm currently quarantining with family and don't have access to my cookbook. We want to cook up a pasta and artichoke dish but all the recipes I find online also ask for spinach and lemon and tomatoes and other stuff.
Anyone have a quick recipe without all that other stuff? We're hungry!
I have a great linguine and artichokes recipe at home but I'm currently quarantining with family and don't have access to my cookbook. We want to cook up a pasta and artichoke dish but all the recipes I find online also ask for spinach and lemon and tomatoes and other stuff.
Anyone have a quick recipe without all that other stuff? We're hungry!
The great thing about pasta is that you can do anything. How many people to eat? I'm assuming 2 or 3. Drain a can of the artichokes, rinse them, and dry best you can on paper towels. Put with olive oil in a hot pan and try to get some browning. Meanwhile, cook the pasta, two ounces per person, in salted boiling water, based on the time on the package. Add some crushed garlic to the artichokes, if you have it. Don't let it burn! If no fresh garlic, some powdered dried garlic would be nice. Salt and pepper, of course. Add some cream and cheese and some hot pepper flakes if you have them to the artichokes. Add the cooked pasta...don't drain it and certainly don't rinse it... and stir. If it gets a little dry, add a spoon or two of the pasta cooking water. Serve in heated plates and some more cheese on the side. If you have some fresh herbs--basil or parsley--that would be nice as a garnish but if you don't, don't sweat it. This is the glory of pasta and cooking with what's in the kitchen. Precision and a recipe aren't important.
posted by tmdonahue at 2:59 PM on April 4, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by tmdonahue at 2:59 PM on April 4, 2020 [2 favorites]
I make a quick and simple pasta primavera with canned drained artichokes and whatever other veggies I might have, such as jarred roasted red peppers, or fresh bell pepper, peas (frozen), onions, mushrooms or leeks, up to 3 types. Saute in a few tbsp of olive oil, with garlic, add seasonings such as basil and oregano (1-3 tbsp total). Cook and drain pasta, add to the veggies, blend, salt and pepper, parm or Romano if you have it, and/or serve shredded on top.
posted by j810c at 3:00 PM on April 4, 2020
posted by j810c at 3:00 PM on April 4, 2020
I like to make an interesting vinaigrette as a pasta sauce. Saute your drained artichokes with some garlic in olive oil. Top with cheese.
Another pantry pasta I like has olive oil, garlic, raisins, pine nuts, and kalamata olives (or capers, I guess).
posted by Stewriffic at 3:01 PM on April 4, 2020
Another pantry pasta I like has olive oil, garlic, raisins, pine nuts, and kalamata olives (or capers, I guess).
posted by Stewriffic at 3:01 PM on April 4, 2020
Boil the water, put the pasta on.
Halve the artichokes and put them on a baking sheet with salt, pepper and maybe a little paprika if you've got it. If they weren't canned in oil, drizzle with olive oil. Put under the broiler, for a short time just until the leaves get all crispy.
Do you have onions and/or garlic? Fry 'em in olive oil. Onions first, then add garlic once the onions are softening.
Were the canned artichokes in oil? Add some of that.
When the pasta is done, put it in with the onions and garlic, stir it around to coat.
Plate up, add crispy artichoke halves, top with grated cheese.
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If you don't have onions or garlic, just toss the pasta in olive oil once it's done. Or if you don't have olive oil, and the artichokes weren't canned in oil, you can use butter.
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:23 PM on April 4, 2020 [2 favorites]
Halve the artichokes and put them on a baking sheet with salt, pepper and maybe a little paprika if you've got it. If they weren't canned in oil, drizzle with olive oil. Put under the broiler, for a short time just until the leaves get all crispy.
Do you have onions and/or garlic? Fry 'em in olive oil. Onions first, then add garlic once the onions are softening.
Were the canned artichokes in oil? Add some of that.
When the pasta is done, put it in with the onions and garlic, stir it around to coat.
Plate up, add crispy artichoke halves, top with grated cheese.
*******
If you don't have onions or garlic, just toss the pasta in olive oil once it's done. Or if you don't have olive oil, and the artichokes weren't canned in oil, you can use butter.
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:23 PM on April 4, 2020 [2 favorites]
As long as you season everything properly you literally can't go wrong here. All these things go together well.
My submission is that you could mix the artichoke hearts, half and half, and grated parmesan, and drop a stick blender into it, then heat that in a saute pan, cook the pasta, throw the pasta in the saute pan with some pasta water, toss it over heat until it looks right, and eat. But I have a thing for pureed sauces.
Caveat is that sometimes canned artichoke hearts have fibrous parts that won't yield to a stick blender and they're not good eats, although a vitamix will take care of them.
posted by ftm at 3:36 PM on April 4, 2020
My submission is that you could mix the artichoke hearts, half and half, and grated parmesan, and drop a stick blender into it, then heat that in a saute pan, cook the pasta, throw the pasta in the saute pan with some pasta water, toss it over heat until it looks right, and eat. But I have a thing for pureed sauces.
Caveat is that sometimes canned artichoke hearts have fibrous parts that won't yield to a stick blender and they're not good eats, although a vitamix will take care of them.
posted by ftm at 3:36 PM on April 4, 2020
Do you have mayonnaise? Garlic? Artichoke dip like this is sensational - so much better than it sounds - if you made it and threw it over pasta I bet it'd be amazing.
posted by penguin pie at 3:48 PM on April 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by penguin pie at 3:48 PM on April 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
I know this is too late, but I've been thinking of making this for a couple of days, so I'll put it in here for future reference: Lidia's artichoke carbonara recipe
posted by mumimor at 3:07 AM on April 5, 2020
posted by mumimor at 3:07 AM on April 5, 2020
I get artichoke salad with artichokes, tomato, olive oil, and vinegar, and use it on pasta all the time.
posted by theora55 at 9:58 AM on April 5, 2020
posted by theora55 at 9:58 AM on April 5, 2020
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posted by DarlingBri at 2:58 PM on April 4, 2020 [3 favorites]