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Penne Rustica

Penne Rustica Categories: Italian - Dinner
Nb persons: 4
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Source: Shawn and Jennifer Southmayd

Gratinata Sauce:
    3 tablespoons  butter
    2 tablespoons  minced garlic
    3 tablespoons  marsala wine
    2 cups  heavy cream
    1 cup  grated Parmesan cheese
    1/2 cup  milk
    1/2 cup  chicken broth
    1 tablespoon  cornstarch
    1.5 tablespoon  Grey Poupon Dijon mustard
    2 tablespoon  minced fresh rosemary
    1/2 teaspoon  salt
    1 tablespoon  minced fresh thyme
    1/2 teaspoon  ground cayenne pepper
    1 pound  penne rigate pasta, cooked
    12 medium  shrimp, peeled and deveined
    2  skinless chicken breast fillets
    1/2 cup (about 2 ounces)  thick-sliced smoked prosciutto, chopped
Topping:
    3 tablespoons  grated Parmesan cheese
    1 1/2 teaspoons  paprika
Garnish:
    12  sliced pimentos
    4 sprigs  rosemary

Instructions:
1. Preheat barbecue grill to high.

2. Prepare gratinata sauce by melting 3 tablespoons of butter in a medium saucepan over medium/low heat. Add garlic and sweat it for about 5 minutes. Be sure the garlic doesn't brown. Add the marsala wine and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients for the sauce and whisk well until smooth. Bring mixture to a simmer and keep it there for 10 minutes or until it's thick. Cover sauce and remove it from the heat.

3. Cook pasta following directions on the package (7 to 9 minutes in boiling water). You want the pasta tender, but not mushy (al dente). Strain pasta and set it aside when it's done.

4. Pound the thick end of your chicken breasts a bit with a kitchen mallet to make them a uniform thickness. Rub chicken with olive oil, then sprinkle on a bit of salt and pepper. Spear the shrimp on skewers (6 per skewer should work fine), then rub them with oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. 

5. Grill chicken for 5 to 6 minutes per side. Grill shrimp for 2 minutes per side. When chicken is done, slice each breast into strips.

6. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Build each dish in a large, shallow baking dish. Or you can use a 9-inch glass or ceramic pie plate. Load 3 cups of pasta into each baking dish. Add one-quarter of the chicken, 3 shrimp and 2 tablespoons of prosciutto onto each serving. Spoon 3/4 of a cup of gratinata sauce on each serving and toss to coat. Combine 3 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese with 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika, then sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of this mixture over the top of each serving. Bake the dishes for 10 to 12 minutes, or until tops begin to brown. Arrange three pimentos on the top of each serving, then jab a sprig of rosemary into the center and serve.


Makes 4 servings.

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