Cast-iron pasta casserole and WTF online dating
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To make a cast iron pasta casserole, first convince your friends to go to Hawaii and leave you their house in the Russian River and their dog for four days. Scrounge in their pantry to come up with:
1 15.5 oz. can white beans
1 14.5 oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 small head broccoli
Olive oil (brought from home because it would be a nightmare to be caught in a house for four days without olive oil)
Salt (see "Olive oil," above)
6 cloves garlic (see "Olive oil," above)
1/2 pound pasta known in Sicily as babbalusci (see "Olive oil," above)
Freshly ground pepper (THANK GOD THEY HAVE PEPPER)
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (see "Olive oil," above)
You need to:
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Chop up broccoli and put in large cast iron pan with white beans (drained), crushed tomatoes (with juice), and garlic. Douse with olive oil, salt, and pepper and toss. Bake for I wasn't paying attention but until the broccoli starts to brown.
Cook the pasta until al dente. Add to pan and toss with other ingredients. Top with breadcrumbs and Parmesan. Bake until top is browned (another I can't remember minutes).
Scoop into a bowl, douse with more olive oil, fill a glass with boxed pinor noir, and binge-watch United States of Tara while keeping an eye on the dog, who nevertheless murdered a pair of $40 flip-flops and is no longer my friend.