from Pasta Grammar
Formaggino is a type of soft, spreadable cheese that comes in little pre-packaged wedges. If you can get your hands on some, it makes a delicious and cheesy pasta sauce when dissolved in pasta water!
Makes: 1 adult serving, 2 kids’ servings
Cook Time: 20 minutes
For this recipe, you will need:
- Salt
- 3 ounces (85 grams) pastina pasta
- 2 wedges of formaggino cheese
Bring a pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Add the pastina pasta and cook until al dente to your taste.
Meanwhile, place the two wedges of formaggino cheese in the serving bowl (or one wedge in each bowl if preparing two kids’ servings). Spoon in some pasta water and stir, mashing the cheese until it dissolves. Keep adding more pasta water until the mixture is the consistency of whole milk.
When the pasta is cooked, reserve some of the pasta water and drain it through a fine mesh sieve. Add the pasta into the formaggino sauce. It should be quite soupy—if you wish to thin the sauce even further you can add some of the reserved pasta water. Serve immediately.
Buon appetito!
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