Buckwheat pasta with potatoes and Swiss chard

Preparation time

less than 30 mins

Cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

Serves

Serves 4-6

Recommended by

2 people

Dietary

Vegetarian

A filling baked dish from northern Italy - ribbons of buckwheat pasta and potatoes with cheese and Swiss chard.

From Two Greedy Italians

Ingredients

300g/10½oz pizzoccheri pasta (made usually with 1/3 Italian ‘00’ flour, 2/3 buckwheat flour)
200g/7oz waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes
200g/7oz Swiss chard, leaves only
salt and freshly ground black pepper
80g/3oz unsalted butter
3 garlic cloves, sliced
300g/10½oz bitto or toma cheese, cut into small cubes
100g/4oz parmesan (or a similar vegetarian hard cheese), freshly grated

Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
Put the pizzoccheri, potatoes and Swiss chard in a large saucepan and cover with lightly salted boiling water. Cook together until soft, about 14 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small frying pan and fry the garlic until cooked, but not brown.
Drain the pizzoccheri pasta, potatoes and chard and put in a large ovenproof dish. While still warm, mix in the cubes of cheese. Pour over the foaming butter and garlic and sprinkle over the parmesan. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then mix together well.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Serve hot.