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Say Cheese (& Pasta)!
Want to make any occasion feel extra special? Go all out by celebrating one of life’s timeless twosomes: cheese and noodles! Check out these recipes then drop by our Specialty Cheese Department to get started!
Want to make any occasion feel extra special? Go all out by celebrating one of life’s timeless twosomes: cheese and noodles! If you’re feeling extra fancy, you can doll up this classic comfort food by preparing your pasta in a mini cheese wheel, making authentic carbonara with real guanciale, or quadrupling the cheese in a classic mac casserole with these decadent recipes!
Pasta alla Ruota Recipe: For dinner and a show, prepare your pasta in a cheese wheel! The cheese melts onto the hot noodles to create a simply delicious sauce that’s sure to impress.
Make it with…
- Pecorino Toscano: With a milder flavor than Pecorino Romano, this aged Italian sheep’s milk cheese is great for grating over pasta or buying by the (mini) wheel to fill with it instead!
- Rummo Bucatini: This authentic, artisanal pasta is made in Italy with bronze dies and Rummo’s trademark Lenta Lavorazione (“slow processing”) method for top-notch taste and texture. Buon appetito!
Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe: The magic of this classic Italian dish is how the sauce comes together from cheese, eggs, cured pork, and pasta water—no cream required! To make traditional carbonara, you need guanciale, which is slow-cured pork jowl with plenty of fat to build the rich, unctuous sauce.
Make it with…
- Journeyman Meat Co. Guanciale: Drop by our Specialty Cheese Department to find this singular salume crafted locally in Sonoma County! This small-batch guanciale features humanely raised heritage pork which is slow-cured for 30 days, seasoned with Italian spices, and aged 30 more days to build an amazing depth of flavor. It’s also ready to eat so you can give any extras a nibble while your carbonara is cooking.
Cheese Lover’s Mac & Cheese Recipe: Fans of fromage are sure to enjoy this decadent take on a classic starring four fantastic cheeses!
Make it with…
- Fresh to Market Exclusive - Mitica Parmigiano-Reggiano: Here at Nugget Market, we source only the very best products for our Fresh to Market lineup, which is why we’re so excited to share the king of cheese itself... Parmigiano Reggiano!
Whichever cheese and pasta combo you prefer, drop by our Specialty Cheese Department to get started!
Selection may vary by store.
