Recipe

Europe → 🇸🇲 San Marino → City of San Marino
Nido di Rondine
Sammarinese · advanced · serves 6
prep 45 min · cook 45 min
~1084 cal · 44g protein · 30g carbs · 88g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Pinwheel pasta rolls baked in tomato and béchamel
🇸🇲 City of San Marino
Nido di rondine is the signature baked pasta of San Marino, the world's oldest republic. Sheets of fresh pasta are spread with ham and cheese, rolled, sliced into pinwheels that look like little nests, then packed into a dish with tomato sauce and béchamel and baked until bubbling and golden.
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Ingredients
Serves 6 —
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1 lb fresh egg pasta sheets
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8 oz cooked ham
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2 cups cheese (fontina + parmesan)
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4 tbsp + 4 tbsp + 2 cups butter + flour + milk (for béchamel)
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2 cups tomato passata
Instructions
1
Blanch the pasta sheets briefly and lay flat.
2
Spread with ham (or mushrooms) and cheese, roll up, and slice into thick pinwheels.
3
Make a béchamel and spread a little with the passata over a baking dish.
4
Stand the pinwheels up in the dish like nests, spoon over more tomato and béchamel, and top with cheese.
5
Bake at 375°F for about 35 minutes until bubbling and golden.
City of San Marino tradition.
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City of San Marino. A clifftop capital of baked pasta nests.
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San Marino. The world's oldest republic, of baked pasta and Apennine fare.
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Europe. Village recipes guarded for generations.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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