Mini Gratin of Cappellini Hair Pasta with Yogurt Sauce


INGREDIENTS
  • - 320 g of capellini noodles
  • - 2 lemons
  • - 100 g of grated Parmesan cheese
  • - 100 g of greek yogurt
  • - 50 ml of cream
  • - 20 g of butter
  • - 1 bunch of parsley
  • - salt
  • - pepper
  • - Nutmeg
  • - paprika
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Stir vigorously in a bowl the yogurt cream, three-quarters of the parmesan, half the butter, the grated rind of a lemon and a half (or less, according to taste), a generous grating of nutmeg, a pinch of paprika , one for salt and one for pepper.
  2. Cook the noodles in salted water leaving them slightly al dente.
  3. Drain and toss immediately with three-quarters of the yogurt sauce.
  4. Make the sauce amalgamate to the pasta by diluting with 3-4 tablespoons (be careful not to overdo it) of the water from the pasta.
  5. With the rest of the butter grease 8 muffin or pudding molds.
  6. Roll up, using a fork, ladle a generous forkful of capellini in forming a small turban and lay them into the mold, which must be completely filled.
  7. Continue with the other, then dilute the remaining sauce in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of the cooking water and distribute it over pasta.
  8. Sprinkle the surface with Parmesan cheese and bake at 190 ° C for 10 minutes or until the little pies are golden brown.
  9. Chop a dozen leaves of parsley along with the zest of half a lemon. Remove from the oven, sprinkle the mini gratin with chopped herbs and serve.