Greetings, dear meows!

I want to thank you all for the outpouring of well wishes and support regarding the release of my debut novel, The Creepy Culinary Adventures of Nia Luna and what a week it’s been! I’m back at it with cooking & posting so I wanted to drop off this delicious pasta dish here!

The video is just me being silly and describing the dish. I mean we all know how to make pasta one way or another. I wanted a creamy sauce and remembered that I had some groovy goat cheese that would be perfect for the rigatoni!

I heated my pan with butter & olive oil, then sauteed onions, garlic, along with some pancetta to render out the fat and add flavor right away. Then I added a few thinly sliced baby bells mushrooms, along with some thyme & chili flakes. Once the mushrooms were nice and caramelized. I added in some chopped arugula while I was waiting for the rigatoni to be al dente before adding it to the pan, along with a few generous splashes of pasta water to deglaze and create the base for the sauce itself.

Then I added 2 very heaping teaspoons of the goat cheese and mixed it all together to create a velvety smooth sauce. Notice that I’ve yet to mention salt. Between the pancetta, salted pasta water, and the cheese, all the flavors came together beautifully! I garnished with some chopped parsley, a few crumbles of the goat cheese and a little bit of diced roasted red peppers for a sweet note to balance it all out.

And there you have it, meows! This one was ready in under 30 minutes and was so flavorful and comforting! So simple and delicious! I hope this inspires you to make a Mystic Meals creation of your own. And let me know if you do! Until we eat again… Bone out the beef! 😹

Cheers, hugs, and meows!

Xo~Nikki ✨🖤😻🔮

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