Recipe: Creamy Pistachio Pasta with Crispy Guanciale

Creamy Pistachio Pasta with Crispy Guanciale

Inside the Rustic Kitchen

5 stars

Delicious!!! A bit on the heavy side but this is definitely restaurant worthy even though it's a pretty basic pasta. We used some dry pistachio pasta that I had picked up in Hico, TX in a small cafe.

Pistachio pesto ingredients: unroasted pistachios, basil, garlic, Pecorino Romano, EVOO, salt, pepper

Ingredients: pasta, guanciale, heavy cream, Parmigiano Reggiano

Tips/Notes:

• Had made our own pesto prior to making this dish so it wasn't pistachio pesto
• Use bacon next time instead of guanciale as the latter is SO fatty

Recipe: Chicken Salad with Haricots Verts

Chicken Salad with Haricots Verts

Bon Appetit Magazine, May 2014, p. 102
4.9 stars

I love salads that have potatoes and green beans in them -- this hit the spot and is definitely a restaurant-worthy $28 salad. Note that we used salmon instead of chicken. I may not need to order this in a restaurant anymore!

Ingredients based on our recipe: salmon, mixed greens, potatoes, haricots verts, radish, shallot, garlic, Sherry vinegar, Dijon mustard, thyme, sugar, olive oil, black pepper