Barbie Inspired Pink Pasta (made with beets!)

Name: Barbie Inspired Pink Pasta (made with beets!)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 whole beets (packaged pre-cooked beets); 1 package of Boursin cheese; 50 grams parmesan cheese; 1.5 cups heavy cream; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried basil; ½ tsp black pepper; ½ tsp salt; 5 roasted whole cloves of garlic (or 1/2 tbsp granulated garlic); 1 tbsp olive oil (I used oil from the roasted garlic); ½ cup pasta water; 1 lb cooked pasta

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:10min

I think I’ve been on the Barbie bandwagon since the early 90s. Imagine my excitement when it’s the current trending thing. I’ve been seeing this “Barbie” pink pasta everywhere, but I feel most of them don’t include much flavour. This one is bursting with flavour with the combination of cheeses, herbs, and of course roasted garlic! You can just add granulated garlic to the blender and call it a day but I just felt like taking that extra step! This sauce is close to an alfredo but made pink with beets and much healthier than an alfredo with no flour or butter involved.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:44:35 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories474.4 kcal (24%)

Total Fat35.9 g (51%)

Carbs28.1 g (11%)

Sugars3.2 g (4%)

Protein11.6 g (23%)

Sodium455.7 mg (23%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2whole beets

packaged pre-cooked beets

1 packageBoursin cheese

50 gramsparmesan cheese

1 ½ cupsheavy cream

1 tspdried oregano

1 tspdried basil

½ tspblack pepper

½ tspsalt

5 clovesroasted garlic

whole, or 1/2 tbsp granulated garlic

1 Tbspolive oil

I used oil from the roasted garlic

½ cuppasta water

1 lbpasta

cooked

Instructions

Step 1

To roast the garlic; peel one head of garlic and add the cloves to an oven safe dish with an oven safe lid. Pour 1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix it around, place the lid on, and roast in a preheated air fryer at 370 F for 45 minutes. Let it cool.

Step 2

Cook pasta of choice according to box directions and save ½ cup of pasta water. Set aside.

Step 3

To make the pink sauce, in a blender add 2 whole cooked beets, Boursin cheese, parmesan, heavy cream, dried oregano, dried basil, black pepper, salt, and the roasted garlic cloves. You may omit the roasted garlic cloves and add granulated garlic instead. Add olive oil from the roasted garlic, or just regular olive oil.

Step 4

Blend the cream mixture for about 10 seconds, as you don’t want to turn the heavy cream in to whipped cream. Check the consistency as this point and add the reserved pasta water to your liking. Blend for 2 seconds only if you decide to add the pasta water.

Step 5

Pour the creamy pink mixture over the cooked pasta and serve warm.