Best 7 Kasha And Bow Tie Pilaf Recipes

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Kasha and bow-tie pilaf is a delectable and versatile dish that combines the nutty flavor of kasha with the delicate texture of bow-tie pasta. This hearty and flavorful pilaf can be served as a main course or a side dish and is a great way to enjoy the goodness of whole grains. Our collection of recipes offers a variety of takes on this classic dish, ensuring that there's something for every palate. From a simple yet satisfying basic kasha and bow-tie pilaf to more elaborate versions featuring vegetables, herbs, and spices, our recipes provide a range of options to suit your taste preferences. Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special dish to impress your guests, our kasha and bow-tie pilaf recipes have you covered.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

KASHA PILAF



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Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories     easy, quick, side dish

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 teaspoon finely minced garlic
1 cup kasha
1 bay leaf
1 sprig fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried
2 sprigs fresh parsley
1 3/4 cups fresh or canned chicken broth
Salt to taste if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Steps:

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the onions and garlic. Cook, stirring, until wilted.
  • Add the kasha, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, broth, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and cover closely. Cook 10 minutes.
  • Remove the bay leaf, thyme sprig and parsley sprigs. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and the chopped parsley. Stir to blend.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 211, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 421 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

BOWTIE PASTA AND KASHA



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 28m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups farfalle or bow tie pasta
1 cup medium roasted buckwheat groats
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons vegetables oil
1 onions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar and 2 tab water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
Minced dill and dill fronds

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Mix kasha with the egg until grains are thoroughly coated. Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add onions and cook until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add white wine vinegar and water, cover and cook until onions are tender, about 8 minutes. Uncover and evaporate liquid over high heat; continue to cook until onions are golden. Meanwhile bring chicken broth to a boil. Add pasta to the boiling water. Stir sugar into onions, then add kasha and saute, over low heat until kasha is tender, about 5 minutes to 8 minutes; adjust seasoning. Toss bow tie pasta with chicken broth. Serve kasha over bow tie pasta and serve with dill.

KASHA WITH BOWTIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups farfalle or bow tie pasta
1 cup medium roasted buckwheat groats
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons vegetables oil
1 onions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar and 2 tab water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
Sour cream; minced dill and dill fronds

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Mix kasha with the egg until grains are thoroughly coated. Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add onions and cook until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add white wine vinegar and water, cover and cook until onions are tender, about 8 minutes. Uncover and evaporate liquid over high heat; continue to cook until onions are golden. Meanwhile bring chicken broth to a boil and add pasta to the boiling water. Stir sugar into onions, then add kasha and saute, over low heat until kasha is tender, about 5 to 8 minutes; adjust seasoning. Serve over bow tie pasta and dollop with sour cream and dill.

KASHA PILAF



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Serve this pilaf with braised veal shanks.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     grains and rice, side dish

Time 20m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups kasha
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
6 cups chicken broth or water
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, toast kasha over medium high heat, stirring constantly, until it darkens and starts to smell nutty, about 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add oil, heat for a few seconds, then add onion and sauté about 3 minutes, stirring. Pour in broth or water, add salt and pepper, and bring to a simmer. Cover pot, turn heat to low, and cook until kasha is tender, about 10 to 12 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 211, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 333 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CORNISH HENS WITH KASHA PILAF



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Pan-roasting Cornish hens provides a rich base for white-wine sauce. Kasha pilaf is a hearty accompaniment.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Pasta and Grains

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1/2 pound white mushrooms, stemmed and quartered
1/2 cup whole kasha
2 1/2 cups Homemade Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth, skimmed of fat
All-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, for dredging
2 two-pound Cornish game hens, split, with backbones reserved
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 pound orecchiette pasta, cooked al dente
1/3 cup loosely packed parsley leaves, finely chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. place a roasting pan in it. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions, cook 10 to 12 minutes; add mushrooms, cook until tender. Add kasha and 2 cups stock. Cook until kasha is tender, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
  • Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Flour hens and cook, skin side down, with backbones, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn, and cook 3 to 5 more minutes. Transfer hens to roasting pan; roast for about 20 minutes.
  • Pour grease from skillet. Over high heat, add wine, and use a wooden spoon to scrape up brown bits. Lower heat, add remaining stock, and cook until reduced by a third, 5 minutes. Stir in remaining butter.
  • Stir cooked pasta and parsley into kasha. Season, and heat through. Serve hens over kasha pilaf, and spoon sauce over hens.

KASHA VARNISHKES AT WOLFF'S IN NEW JERSEY



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Packaged bow-tie noodles,large and small, quickly replaced the flat homemade egg noodles in the American version of kasha varnishkes. The trick to a good kasha varnishke is to toast the whole-grain buckwheat groat well over a high heat for 2 to 4 minutes until you start smelling the aroma of the kasha. This will seal the groats so that there is a nutty, crunchy taste to them, a good foil to the soft taste of the noodles.

Provided by Joan Nathan

Categories     Pasta     Side     Purim     Sukkot     Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur     Kosher     Sugar Conscious     Kidney Friendly     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield 6 to 8 servings (M)w/chicken fat/bouillon; (P)w/margarine/water

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 large onions, sliced in rounds
2 to 3 tablespoons margarine or chicken fat
1 large egg or egg white, slightly beaten
1 cup medium or coarse kasha
2 cups water or bouillon
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
N/A freshly ground black pepper
3/4 pound large or small bow tie-shaped noodles
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Sauté the onions in 2 tablespoons of the margarine or chicken fat in a heavy frying pan with a cover until golden. Remove to a plate.
  • 2. Beat the egg in a small mixing bowl and stir in the kasha. Mix, making sure all the grains are coated. Put the kasha in the same frying pan, set over a high heat. Flatten, stir, and break up the egg-coated kasha with a fork or wooden spoon for 2 to 4 minutes or until the egg has dried on the kasha and the kernels brown and mostly separate.
  • 3. Add the water or bouillon, salt, and pepper to the frying pan and bring to a boil. Add the onions, cover tightly, and cook over low heat, steaming the kasha for 10 minutes. Remove the cover, stir, and quickly check to see if the kernels are tender and the liquid has been absorbed. If not, cover and continue steaming for 3 to 5 minutes more.
  • 4. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the bow-tie noodles according to the directions on the package. Drain.
  • 5. When the kasha is ready, combine with the noodles. Adjust the seasoning, sprinkle with the parsley and coriander. If desired, add a bit more margarine or chicken fat.

KASHA



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For years I have had uneven results with buckwheat groats, or kasha, as the dry-roasted grains are called. I have tried different methods, both stovetop and oven, and usually mixed the grains with an egg before cooking. Sometimes my grains cooked up to a mush, other times they held their shape but still seemed rather soft and indistinct. I sort of gave up on kasha for a while, opting for more predictable grains and pseudo-grains like quinoa and spelt. But I love the flavor of buckwheat, so this week I took another stab at buckwheat groats with a box of medium-grain kasha I bought at the supermarket - and everything changed. These grains were cracked, like bulgur, something I hadn't seen before. I followed the directions on the box, and they turned out perfect -- dry and fluffy, with the wonderful nutty/earthy buckwheat flavor I find so appealing. To see if it was the cut of the grain only or the combination of the cut of the grain and the cooking method that gave me such good results, I used the exact same cooking method using whole toasted buckwheat groats. The whole groats turned out better than any I had made before, but they took three times as long to cook than the cracked groats, yielded a little less, and because all of the egg is not absorbed by the whole grains the way it is by the cracked grains, which have more cut surfaces to absorb the egg, you get some egg flakes floating on the top of the cooked kasha, which is not very attractive (though it's easy to remove them).

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     breakfast, dinner, lunch, vegetables, main course, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups water
Salt to taste (I used 3/4 teaspoon)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 cup toasted buckwheat groats (kasha), preferably medium-cut (cracked)
1 egg

Steps:

  • Combine water, salt, and butter in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Once it reaches the boil turn off heat and cover.
  • Meanwhile, beat egg in a medium bowl and add kasha. Mix together until grains are thoroughly and evenly coated.
  • Transfer to a medium-size, wide, heavy saucepan (I use Analon nonstick), place over high heat and stir egg-coated kasha constantly until grains are dry, smell toasty, and no egg is visible, 2 to 3 minutes. Add just-boiled water, turn heat to very low, cover and simmer 10 to 12 minutes for cracked kasha, 30 minutes for whole kasha, or until all of the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat.
  • Remove lid from pan, place clean dish towel over pan (not touching the grains), and cover tightly. Let sit undisturbed for 10 to 15 minutes. Fluff and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 183, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 404 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • Use a variety of grains: This recipe calls for kasha and bow-tie pasta, but you can use any type of grain you like. Some other good options include quinoa, rice, or barley.
  • Don't overcook the grains: Grains should be cooked until they are tender but still have a slight bite to them. Overcooked grains will be mushy and unpleasant.
  • Use a flavorful broth: The broth you use to cook the grains will add a lot of flavor to the pilaf. Use a broth that you enjoy the taste of, such as chicken broth, vegetable broth, or beef broth.
  • Add vegetables: Vegetables add color, texture, and nutrients to pilaf. You can use any type of vegetables you like, but some good options include carrots, celery, onions, and peas.
  • Season the pilaf to taste: Once the pilaf is cooked, season it with salt, pepper, and any other spices you like. You can also add a squeeze of lemon juice or a dollop of yogurt for extra flavor.

Conclusion:

Kasha and bow-tie pilaf is a versatile and flavorful dish that can be served as a main course or a side dish. It's a great way to use up leftover grains and vegetables, and it's also a healthy and affordable option. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can easily make a delicious and satisfying pilaf that the whole family will enjoy.

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