Rigatoni alla fontina is a pasta dish made with rigatoni pasta, fontina cheese, and butter. It is a simple dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal.
eheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cookthe rigatoni in 5 to 6 quarts saltedboiling water until extraal dante (they will finish cooking in the oven).
Drain well and place in a large bowl.
Add2/3 of the butter, 1/2 of theparmigiano,and nutmeg and mix well until all the pasta is coated.
In abuttered baking dish, make a layer ofthepasta,a layer of the fontinacheese,sprinklewiththe parmigiano,and repeat the process until thepasta is usedup,ending with a layer of the fontina on top.
Sprinklewith parmigiano and black pepper and dot with the remaining butter.
Bakefor 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
May be served on flatplates.
Ingredients
Directions
eheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cookthe rigatoni in 5 to 6 quarts saltedboiling water until extraal dante (they will finish cooking in the oven).
Drain well and place in a large bowl.
Add2/3 of the butter, 1/2 of theparmigiano,and nutmeg and mix well until all the pasta is coated.
In abuttered baking dish, make a layer ofthepasta,a layer of the fontinacheese,sprinklewiththe parmigiano,and repeat the process until thepasta is usedup,ending with a layer of the fontina on top.
Sprinklewith parmigiano and black pepper and dot with the remaining butter.
Bakefor 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
May be served on flatplates.
