Baked pasta with pesto, ricotta and speck

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Baked pasta with pesto, ricotta and speck is a tasty first course, easy to make.

Simple ingredients, quick preparation and lots of flavor make it a perfect first course for Sunday lunch or a holiday.

Read how to make baked pasta with pesto, ricotta and speck with the easy recipe below, as usual, right after the photo 😉

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  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Budget
  • Preparation time: 10 Minutes
  • Cooking time: 28 Minutes
  • Portions: 4Servings
  • Cooking methods: Stovetop, Oven
  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 14 oz pasta
  • 3/4 cup ricotta
  • 7 tbsp basil pesto
  • 3.5 oz speck
  • 1 1/3 cup smoked scamorza
  • grana (grated)
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt

Preparation of baked pasta with pesto, ricotta and speck

  • Cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water for a few minutes less than the cooking time indicated on the package.
    In a bowl, mix the ricotta with the pesto and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

  • Cut the scamorza into cubes and crumble the speck.
    Drain the pasta, keeping a little of its cooking water.
    Pour the pasta into the bowl with the ricotta and pesto mixture, add a little of the reserved cooking water and mix thoroughly.
    Add the scamorza cubes and the crumbled speck and mix again.

  • Transfer everything to a baking dish, level it and sprinkle with some grated Grana.
    Bake in a conventional oven at 356°F for twenty minutes.
    Remove from the oven, let cool slightly and serve your baked pasta with pesto, ricotta and speck.

    Chez Bibia

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