Orecchiette with Sausage & Spinach
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or to taste
- Shaved Parmesan cheese for garnish
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
- 8 ounces fresh spinach
- 1- pint grape tomatoes - cut in half
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup dry white wine Pinot Grigio
- 4 cloves fresh garlic sliced
- Kosher salt to taste – plus 2 tablespoons
- Fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil
Instructions
Instructions
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Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage, and cook, turning occasionally until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove sausage to a plate and reserve pan and sausage drippings. Brown 2 cloves of sliced garlic in pan’s drippings over medium heat add spinach, salt, and pepper to taste and sauté for 3 minutes until slightly wilted, remove from pan and add to plate of sausage.
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Over medium heat, sauté 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin oil, red pepper flakes and 2 sliced cloves of garlic until golden brown. Add sliced grape tomatoes and cook for 3-5 minutes until slightly soft. Add in sausage and spinach. Add chicken broth, white wine, basil, salt and pepper to taste.
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Cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a large pot (6 quartof cold water (add 2 tablespoons of salover high heat to a rolling boil. Add pasta to boiling water and cook for about 11-12 minutes to desired texture. Drain pasta in a colander in the sink, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid.
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Transfer pasta to a large serving bowl. Add sausage, spinach and tomato mixture to pasta. Add some of the pasta cooking liquid to the mixture and toss gently. Garnish with parmesan cheese and serve!
Recipe Notes
Buon Appetito!