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Creamy Kale Pesto Bucatini with Prosciutto

February 27, 2016
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Creamy Kale Pesto Bucatini with Prosciutto: Pesto gets an upgrade with ricotta cheese, prosciutto, and kale in this easy weeknight pasta side dish.

Looking for a new take on pesto? Here it is: fresh kale pesto with creamy ricotta cheese over hearty bucatini noodles. The best part is the finishing touch: crispy prosciutto bits!

Creamy Kale Pesto Bucatini with Prosciutto: Pesto gets an upgrade with ricotta cheese, prosciutto, and kale in this easy weeknight pasta side dish.
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Creamy Kale Pesto Bucatini with Prosciutto: Pesto gets an upgrade with ricotta cheese, prosciutto, and kale in this easy weeknight pasta side dish.

Having a real life salary is kind of dangerous. Especially for someone whose been a student for the past 22 years. Especially for someone who wanders around the grocery store, perusing the international food aisle and drooling over all of the exotic fruits she has yet to try from the produce section. And especially for someone who walks down the pasta aisle and instinctively wants to grab one of everything “just to try it.” This girl is me! So when I finally visited our local Holiday Market and saw the insanely extensive pasta section, a little big part of me was in heaven.

Creamy Kale Pesto Bucatini with Prosciutto: Pesto gets an upgrade with ricotta cheese, prosciutto, and kale in this easy weeknight pasta side dish.

They had such a plethora of choices for noodles that it was almost overwhelming. I somehow beat back my initial urge to just start grabbing one of everything, and settled on a beautiful spinach tagliatelle – which we had for dinner a couple of weeks ago – and also a gorgeous bucatini.

I have been wanting to cook bucatini at home for a while but could never find it at my usual large chain grocery store haunts. This small, locally owned grocery chain had every type of pasta that you could imagine, though. Which for anyone who knows how much I love pasta… is pretty dangerous.

Creamy Kale Pesto Bucatini with Prosciutto: Pesto gets an upgrade with ricotta cheese, prosciutto, and kale in this easy weeknight pasta side dish.

Bucatini noodles are the ideal vessel for pesto, and this fresh kale pesto is no exception. These noodles are the perfect shape for slurping up into your mouth! I absolutely love this pesto too. It’s the first time I chose to put ricotta into my pesto sauce, and it makes it incredibly creamy and refreshing. The pasta is finished off with some crispy prosciutto pieces for a bit of salty goodness with each bite!

Now it’s your turn: What is your favorite noodle type? Let me know by commenting below so I can have some new types of pasta to try in my upcoming recipes!

Creamy Kale Pesto Bucatini with Prosciutto
2016-01-17 19:15:30
Serves 4
Pesto gets an upgrade with ricotta cheese, prosciutto, and kale in this easy weeknight pasta side dish.
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
25 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
25 min
For pesto
  1. 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  2. 4 cups kale, roughly chopped and packed
  3. ¼ cup pine nuts
  4. ½ cup olive oil
  5. ½ cup ricotta cheese
  6. ½ tsp. kosher salt
For pasta
  1. 1 lb. bucatini
  2. 1 tbsp. olive oil
  3. 4 pieces prosciutto, thinly sliced and chopped into fine pieces
  4. ½ oz. heavy whipping cream, at room temperature
  5. Kosher salt
  6. Black pepper
Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil over high heat.
  2. To a food processor, add garlic cloves. Pulse until finely minced. Add kale and pine nuts. Pulse until combined. With food processor running, slowly stream in olive oil through the top chute opening. Once mixture is combined, transfer to a bowl. Add ricotta cheese and salt. Stir to combine.
  3. In a large sauté pan, heavy olive oil over medium heat. Add prosciutto bits and cook until slightly crisped, about 4-5 minutes. Add heavy cream, stirring constantly. Allow to cook, stirring occasionally, until the heavy cream bubbles up slightly.
  4. Meanwhile, cook bucatini until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving about ½ cup pasta water. Add pasta directly to sauté pan with prosciutto and cream. Add ½ cup of the kale pesto and a few splashes of pasta water, stirring until combined. Add more pesto or pasta water if desired.
By Sarah Daniel
The Charming Detroiter http://thecharmingdetroiter.com/

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  1. Lucy @ Globe Scoffers says

    March 3, 2016 at 11:26 am

    This looks delicious, I must try this.?

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  2. Bobbi from Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen says

    March 1, 2016 at 3:46 pm

    I love pesto of any kind, and this sounds delicious. I need to make it ASAP!

    Reply
  3. Emma says

    March 1, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    YAY on the reallife salary 😛 I recently finished my legal training so know how it feels! This is a great recipe to celebrate with. I LOVE prosciutto!

    Reply
  4. swayam says

    March 1, 2016 at 2:46 pm

    This is gorgeous!! I love pesto.. and this is a great way to add kale!

    Reply
  5. Kristen says

    March 1, 2016 at 2:27 pm

    This looks stunning and delicious!

    Reply
  6. Megan Marlowe says

    March 1, 2016 at 2:07 pm

    I love that you made the pesto with kale and ricotta cheese! I’ve got to try this soon, looks delicious!

    Reply

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