Multigrain Pasta With Sweet Potatoes and Leeks
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
1 pasta dish
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 340.19 g multi-grain penne
- 19.71 ml olive oil
- 3 leeks, cut into half moons (white and light green parts)
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 59.14 ml fresh sage
- 2 small sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces (aboit 1 pound)
- 177.44 ml grated parmesan cheese
- 1.23 ml ground nutmeg
- 4.92 ml pepper
- 2.46 ml salt
directions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions, Drain reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the leeks and cook stirring until they begin to softened, 4 minutes. Stir the garlic and sage and cook 2 minutes. Add the sweet potatoes 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper and cook covered stirring twice, until just tender 6-8 minutes.
- Stir 1/2 cup of the parmesan cheese and the reserved pasta water and simmer, stirring until potatoes are fully cooked 2-4 minutes.
- Add the cooked pasta and nutmeg and toss.
- Divide among individual bowls and sprinkle with remaining parmesan and 1/2 tsp pepper.
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