Orecchiette with Sausage and Greens

Name: Orecchiette with Sausage and Greens
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Ingredients: olive oil; 1 lb. fresh, hot Italian sausage; 1 lb. greens such as a mix of turnip, mustard, spinach, chard and collard (Trader Joe’s sells a 1 lb. bag of Southern cooking greens); 3 cloves garlic minced; kosher saltcrushed red pepper flakes; crushed red pepper flakes; 1 lb. orecchiette pasta; 1 T. unsalted butter, room temperature is ideal; 1/2 cup. grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, plus more to pass; fresh cracked pepper

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Orecchiette pasta with sausage and bitter greens (turnip greens), finished with butter and Parmesan. The name suggests sausage though it is not listed in the ingredients; turnip greens provide the vegetable element. Serve as a main at dinner.

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Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

olive oil
1 lbfresh, hot Italian sausage
1 lbgreens such as a mix of turnip, mustard, spinach, chard and collard
3garlic — minced
kosher saltcrushed red pepper flakes
crushed red pepper flakes
1 lborecchiette pasta
1 tbspunsalted butter
½ cupgrated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
fresh cracked pepper — freshly cracked

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Method

1h total

Read the method on Alexandra's KitchenAlexandra Stafford at alexandracooks.com’s original page

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 657mg
Calcium: 201mg
Iron: 5mg

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