PASTINA (A.K.A. a hug in a bowl)

Name: PASTINA (A.K.A. a hug in a bowl)
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 11 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 cup pastina(I use egg stelline, but most small pasta work); 1 chicken stock cube; 3 cups boiling water; 2 tbsp butter (divided); 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 2 tsp Parmesan cheese; Toasted black pepper (freshly ground)

4 steps

Prep:1minCook:10min

My nonna used to cook pastina for us when we were kids. In Italy pastina is like the cure for any ailments… it’s the Italian answer to a bad cold… a true hug in a bowl!

Updated at: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:53:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories768.9 kcal (38%)

Total Fat31.8 g (45%)

Carbs96.8 g (37%)

Sugars4.5 g (5%)

Protein27.1 g (54%)

Sodium2016 mg (101%)

Fiber4.7 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

For cooking

1 cuppastina

I use egg stelline, but most small pasta work

1chicken stock cube

3 cupswater

boiling

2 Tbspbutter

divided

¼ cupgrated parmesan cheese

For finishing

2 tspparmesan cheese

black pepper

Toasted, freshly ground

Instructions

Step 1

In a saucepan, dissolve the chicken stock cube in the boiling water, add 1 tbsp butter and bring it back to a boil.

Sauce Pan

chicken stock cube1

water3 cups

butter2 Tbsp

Step 2

Add in your pasta and stir. Cook for about 10 minutes, or according to directions in the pack. Stir it the first few minutes as small pasta loves to stick to the bottom of the pan. Once the water gets back to a rolling boil, it should keep the pasta moving so it shouldn’t stick.

Wooden Spoon

Sauce Pan

pastina1 cup

Step 3

When getting close to the cooking time, most of the broth would be absorbed, so start stirring carefully to prevent it sticking to the pan. Once pasta is done, remove from the heat, add the remaining butter and the 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and stir it in until melted and well mixed.

Sauce Pan

Wooden Spoon

butter2 Tbsp

grated parmesan cheese¼ cup

Step 4

Serve on a deep plate or soup bowl and sprinkle 2tsp of Parmesan on top, and grind toasted black pepper on top. If the peppercorns in your mill are not toasted, just drop them on a dry frying pan at medium low heat for a few minutes… once cooled, back into the mill… you won’t regret it! Enjoy the pastina hug!