Pasta With Roasted Fennel

Roast Fennel

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Place a rimmed baking sheet in oven.

  2. Toss fennel with olive oil and salt.

  3. Add fennel to hot baking sheet in a single layer.

  4. Roast until browned, 10-12 minutes.

Cook Pasta

  1. Boil salted water. Cook pasta until al dente.

  2. Reserve ¼ cup pasta water. Drain pasta.

Make Sauce

  1. Heat olive oil. Cook shallots until softened, 5 minutes.

  2. Add garlic and fennel seeds. Cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.

  3. Add white wine. Cook until reduced by half, 4 minutes.

  4. Stir in cream, lemon zest, ¼ teaspoon salt, and pepper.

  5. Stir in reserved pasta water. Simmer until slightly thickened, 6 minutes.

Combine and Serve

  1. Add pasta, roasted fennel, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes (if using) to sauce. Toss to combine.

  2. Garnish with fennel fronds, pepper, and Parmesan (if using).

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍝Pasta

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions🍽️Dinner Party📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 45m

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