Linguine with fontina and artichokes
8
Points®
Total Time
30 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This main dish takes just seven ingredients and 30 minutes to prepare, making it an ideal addition to your weeknight dinner rotation. We opted for frozen artichokes here instead of canned. Canned artichokes have a bright, briny flavor, while frozen have a softer flavor and texture once cooked, which works well with this dish. Using the pasta water if the pasta seems dry works wonderfully since it not only adds moisture but the starch in the water acts as a thickener too. For another dose of color, about 2 minutes before the pasta has finished cooking, add 2 cups small broccoli florets to the pot.
Ingredients
Uncooked whole wheat pasta
6 oz, linguine variety
Plum tomato
4 medium, chopped
Garlic
2 clove(s), minced
Frozen artichoke
9 oz, hearts, thawed and quartered
Black pepper
⅛ tsp
Fontina cheese
4 oz, diced
Fresh basil
½ cup(s), thinly sliced