This hearty, vegetarian pasta dinner delivers lots of cozy, comforting vibes. Strewn with white beans, tomatoes, greens, and lemon zest, the pasta bakes entirely in one skillet and makes its own luscious sauce in the process, all in about 25 minutes. Even better, while the pasta is in the oven, its savory flavors concentrate, the top layer gets brown and crispy, and the bottom layer stays creamy. You can serve the pasta straight from the skillet as isβor do as I do and top with quick-marinated mozzarella to up the flavor and texture more still. The resulting dish has pretty much everything I want from a speedy weeknight dinner: loads of bold, bright flavors, distinct, contrasting textures, and just one skillet to clean. A few notes: I like orzo or ditalini for this dish because of the way they nestle-up with the beans and greens, but other types of small pasta shapes work well, such as shells, fusilli, or elbow macaroni. If you donβt have white beans, chickpeas stand-in nicely. For the liquid, I use a mix of water and heavy cream, but opt for all water or stock, or half-and-half or milk for the cream. Feel free to substitute other types of greens for the kale, and the mozzarella topper is adaptable, tooβmarinate feta if thatβs what you have, mix together ricotta with a drizzle of olive oil and lemon zest, or just go heavy on the grated Parmesan.
I used chickpeas, and little pasta shells, and it was delicious! I did everything except add pasta the night before. Then heated up the dish on stove with an extra 2 cups of water and the pasta, and once boiling let cook for a minute less than pasta cooking time. Then sprinkled marinated (in wild garlic) mozzarella on top and put under grill. Delicious!
Source: One-Skillet Pasta With Tomatoes, White Beans & Marinated Mozzarella Recipe on Food52