Orecchiette With Sausage And Greens Recipes

ORECCHIETTE WITH SAUSAGE AND GREENS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil.
• Meanwhile remove sausge from it's casing. Heat a small amount of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat and cook the sausage until browned and cooked through.Transfer cooked sausauge to a large bowl.
• In the same pan add a tablespoon of olive oil and turn heat to high. Once the oil is hot, add half the greens. Let the greens sit for a minute undisturbed.
• Season with a pinch of kosher salt and crushed red pepper flakes to taste. Add half the garlic.
• Bein to toss the greens around until they start wilting. Once wilted transfer to the large bowl.
• Repeat with the remaining greens and transfer the greens to the bowl.
• Don't wash the pan yet.
• Cook the pasta in salted water. Reserve a cup of the pasta water.
• In the same saute pan add half the reserved cooking liquid and add the 1 tablespoon of butter. Let simmer until reduced slightly.
• Add the pasta to the large bowl with the sausage and greens.
• Pour the cooking liquid-butter mixture over top.
• Add the cheese and stir with a large spoon.
• Add more cooking liquid if necessary.
• Dish out the pasta topping with pepper and more parmesan cheese.

ORECCHIETTE WITH SAUSAGE AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook the pasta al dente according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, crumble the sausage meat into a skillet (take it out of casings if using whole sausages). Add the onion to the skillet as well, and sauté over medium-high heat for 8-10 minutes or until it's cooked through and nicely browned. If there's more than about 1-2 tablespoons of fat left in the skillet, spoon out the excess, but be sure to leave some since we're not adding any extra butter or oil.
• Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the garlic and Dijon mustard (cook for about 30 seconds).
• Pour in the wine and cook until reduced by half (about 1-2 minutes).
• Add in the spinach and basil. Toss (using tongs or two large spoons) until the spinach has wilted, then add in the drained pasta and toss again.
• Season with salt & pepper as needed. Serve immediately with freshly grated parmesan cheese over top.