Pasketi

When my baby sis was young, she used to have the adorable habit that many children have: pronouncing spaghetti like pasketi. This is in stark contrast to me who never took any adorable linguistic liberties; I spoke in boring adult language.

Anyway, today I substituted pasketi in this delicious recipe compliments of the big boss. Highly recommend for a late night, quick dinner.

Recipe: from http://www.marthastewart.com/314711/penne-with-two-tomatoes-and-mozzarella

Ingredients
6 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Coarse salt and ground pepper
12 ounces penne rigate
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced
2 garlic cloves, sliced
1/4 cup snipped chives

Directions 

Place cheese in freezer. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water; drain pasta and set aside.

In pasta pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add cherry tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and pasta water. Cook until cherry tomatoes soften, 2 to 4 minutes.

Add pasta, chilled cheese, and chives to pot, season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine.
Cook's Note

Chilling the mozzarella cubes in the freezer for 15 minutes helps them retain their shape when they're added to the hot pasta.