Orrechiette With Sausage And Chard Recipe

Name: Orrechiette With Sausage And Chard
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb. sweet italian sausage (either pork or turkey); 1 bunch Swiss (Green) Chard; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 4 pepperocini fra diavola (small italian red chile peppers or use dried chile japones or de arbol, crushed); 2 cups veal stock; 9-10 ounces dried orrechiette; 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs; salt; pepper; olive oil

Servings: persons

1 lb. sweet italian sausage (either pork or turkey)
1 bunch Swiss (Green) Chard
3 cloves garlic, peeled
4 pepperocini fra diavola (small italian red chile peppers or use dried chile japones or de arbol, crushed)
2 cups veal stock
9-10 ounces dried orrechiette
3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
salt
pepper
olive oil

1
Remove sausage from casing, crumble into small pieces and brown in small amount of olive oil. Remove from pan and set aside.
2
Chop chard into thin ribbons (keep the rib), rinse well and drain. Heat large saute pan, add 3 tablespoons olive oil, garlic cloves and chile pepers, saute for 2 minutes, then add chard and a little salt to help it wilt. Saute for 5 minutes over medium high to high heat until wilted and add veal stock, reduce heat to medium.
3
Boil orrechiette in well salted water. When pasta has only abou five minutes left, add the sausage to the simmering chard/stock mixture.
4
When pasta is still slightly undercooked (about 1-2 minutes from done), remove it from the water and add to the sauce mixture. Add about 1/4 cup of pasta water, turn up heat and finish cooking pasta in sauce. Taste for salt at this point and season appropriately with salt and pepper.
5
Place in bowls, sprinkle about 1-2 teaspoons of breadcrumbs over pasta, and finish with freshly grated parmasean reggiano.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 lb. sweet italian sausage (either pork or turkey), 1 bunch Swiss (Green) Chard, 3 cloves garlic, peeled, 4 pepperocini fra diavola (small italian red chile peppers or use dried chile japones or de arbol, crushed), and more.

Yes, Orrechiette With Sausage And Chard falls under the Meat & Poultry category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Orrechiette With Sausage And Chard

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