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+[[!meta title="Spicy Baked Pasta with Chili and Broccoli Rabe"]]
+
+Adapted from Alison Roman
+
+4975 cal/recipe
+
+## Ingredients
+
++ 1 lb rigatoni, ziti, or fusilli
++ 8 tbsp olive oil, divided
++ 3 large leeks, whites and pale greens only, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced into half-moons
++ 1 tsp salt and a pinch, divided
++ 1 tsp ground black pepper and a pinch, divided
++ 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
++ 2 bunches broccoli rabe or 3 bunches baby broccolini, trimmed and coarsely chopped
++ 1 c heavy cream
++ 12 oz grated sharp white cheddar (about 3 c), divided
++ 1 c chopped chives, divided
++ c panko
+
+## Directions
+
++ Preheat oven to 425 F.
++ Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
++ Add pasta to boiling water and cook till barely done.
++ Reserve 1 c of pasta water and drain remainder.
++ Heat 5 tbsp olive oil in large cast iron skillet at med-high.
++ Cook leeks, salt, and pepper in skillet until softened and starting to brown.
++ Add red pepper flakes to skillet.
++ Add broccoli rabe to skillet in small handfuls, stirring each batch in and allowing to wilt before adding more.
++ Once all rabe has been added, quick for a few minutes more until all are bright green and wilted.
++ Remove skillet from heat.
++ Add pasta, reserved pasta water, 9 oz cheese, and 1/2 c chopped chives to skillet and stir well.
++ Toss panko, pinch of salt, pinch of pepper, and 3 tbsp oil in small bowl.
++ Scatter panko over skillet.
++ Top panko with 3 oz cheese.
++ Bake pasta in oven until bubbly and pank is deep golden brown (about 30 min).
++ Serve topped with 1/2 c chives.
+
+[[!tag cheese 'heavy cream' rabe leek]]