Transport yourself to the heart of Puglia, Italy, where a culinary journey awaits you with orecchiette, a traditional pasta known for its unique ear-shaped form. This delightful dish, often referred to as "orecchiette con cime di rapa e salsiccia," is a symphony of flavors where the delicate bitterness of turnip greens meets the savory richness of sausage and the earthy sweetness of parsnips. As you embark on this gastronomic adventure, discover the essential elements that make this dish a cherished part of Italian cuisine, ensuring a memorable and authentic culinary experience.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
ORECCHIETTE WITH SPICY SAUSAGE
This is the perfect dish for people who love pasta with a kick. Loaded with spicy sausage and vegetables, this recipe comes together quickly and is richly satisfying.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the spring onions and cook until softened, about 3 more minutes. Add the garlic, mushrooms, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms start to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook until they soften slightly, about 3 more minutes.
- Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta. Add the broth to the skillet and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in the pasta and cheese, adding some of the reserved cooking water to loosen, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls, drizzle with olive oil and top with more cheese and spring onions.
ORECCHIETTE WITH SAUSAGE AND SPINACH
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 3 minutes. Add the scallion whites and rosemary and cook until the scallions begin to wilt, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes with their juices and 1⁄2 cup of the boiling water. Let simmer while you cook the pasta.
- Add the pasta to the pot of boiling water and cook as the label directs for al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain.
- Add the pasta to the tomato sauce along with the spinach and half of the scallion greens. Toss to coat the pasta and wilt the spinach, about 1 minute, gradually adding the reserved pasta water as needed to loosen. Season with salt, drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and remove from the heat.
- Sprinkle the cheese over the pasta and toss well. Divide among plates or shallow bowls and top with the remaining scallion greens.
ORECCHIETTE WITH SAUSAGE, CHARD, AND PARSNIPS
This hearty pasta dish capitalizes on the herbal sweetness of parsnips.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta, according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain pasta and return to pot.
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking meat up with a wooden spoon, until browned, 3 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to pot. Add parsnips to skillet and saute until softened and browned, 5 minutes. Add chard and cook until wilted, 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to pot and toss. Add Parmesan and enough pasta water to create a light sauce that coats pasta; season with salt and pepper. Serve with additional Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 615 g, Fat 16 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 32 g, SaturatedFat 6 g
ORECCHIETTE WITH FRESH TOMATOES AND SAUSAGE
It's one of those dishes I always come back to for more. Best thing is, there is room to tweak it a bit to suit your style. The type of sausage you use will greatly affect the taste of the whole dish. I'm partial to Sicilian-style chicken sausage for this recipe. Garnish each bowl with Parmesan cheese.
Provided by Staci
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta
Time 2h1m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until the onion starts to soften, about 2 minutes.
- Increase heat to high and add pancetta to the skillet. Cook and stir until crispy, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove casings from the sausages; add sausage meat to skillet. Cook and stir until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in wine and scrape the bottom of the skillet.
- Toss mushrooms into the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, basil, oregano, and salt. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thick, 1 to 2 hours.
- Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in orecchiette and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 7 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of cooking water and drain without rinsing the pasta.
- Stir spinach into the sauce in the skillet. Cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Toss pasta into the skillet and stir to combine everything. Stir until heated through, adding some reserved pasta water if the sauce seems too thick.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400 calories, Carbohydrate 47 g, Cholesterol 29.4 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 16.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 498.3 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
SAUSAGE AND SWISS CHARD PASTA
I whipped up lunch with fresh produce from the farmers market and the result was amazing. -Kate Stiltner, Rockford, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook sausage and red onion until no longer pink, 3-4 minutes, breaking into crumbles. Add fennel, mushrooms and garlic; cook until tender, 6-8 minutes. Add Swiss chard; cook and stir until wilted, 4-5 minutes longer., Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta water. In a large bowl, combine pasta, sausage mixture, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, adding enough reserved pasta water to coat pasta and create a creamy texture. Serve with remaining cheese and pine nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 487 calories, Fat 25g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 34mg cholesterol, Sodium 726mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 19g protein.
ONE PAN ORECCHIETTE PASTA
Every year when it's time to go back to school I get inundated with requests from students to post recipes that are super-easy, cost pennies, and require a bare minimum of kitchen equipment. This delicious orecchiette pasta recipe only has a handful of ingredients, is very cheap to make, and most importantly: only uses one pan or pot for the entire procedure.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta
Time 40m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion with a pinch of salt in hot oil until onion is soft and golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir sausage into onions; cook and stir until sausage is broken up and browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Pour 1 1/2 cups chicken broth into sausage mixture and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add orecchiette pasta; cook and stir pasta in hot broth, adding remaining broth when liquid is absorbed, until pasta is cooked through and most of the broth is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Stir arugula into pasta-sausage mixture until arugula wilts. Ladle pasta into bowls and dust with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 661.9 calories, Carbohydrate 46.2 g, Cholesterol 59.7 mg, Fat 39.1 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 31.2 g, SaturatedFat 11.7 g, Sodium 1359.8 mg, Sugar 4.4 g
SAUSAGE ORECCHIETTE PASTA
I adapted this orecchiette pasta recipe to be like my favorite Italian restaurant version, only lighter-and tastier. I often use spicy sausage and broccoli rabe. -Melanie Tritten, Charlotte, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook 1-2 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half., Stir in broccoli and tomatoes. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 4-6 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender. Drain pasta; add to skillet and toss to coat. Serve with cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 363 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 38mg cholesterol, Sodium 571mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 20g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
EVERYDAY FOOD - ORECCHIETTE WITH SAUSAGE, CHARD, AND PARSNIPS
A simple seasonal recipe that's perfect for a cool fall night. From Everyday Food, October 2012 .
Provided by JHope
Categories Low Cholesterol
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain pasta and return to pot.
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking meat up with a wooden spoon, until browned, 3 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to pot. Add parsnips to skillet and saute until softened and browned, 5 minutes. Add chard and cook until wilted, 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to pot and toss. Add Parmesan and enough pasta water to create a light sauce that coats pasta; season with salt and pepper. Serve with additional Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 631.3, Fat 15.9, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 36.5, Sodium 897.4, Carbohydrate 90.2, Fiber 9.8, Sugar 8.9, Protein 32.8
Tips:
- To save time, use pre-cooked sausage or Italian sausage links.
- If you don't have parsnips, you can use carrots or celery root instead.
- Use a large skillet or Dutch oven to cook the sausage and vegetables. This will help to prevent overcrowding and ensure that the ingredients cook evenly.
- Add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the sauce for a little spice.
- Serve the orecchiette with a sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese.
Conclusion:
This orecchiette with sausage, chard, and parsnips is a hearty and flavorful dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The orecchiette pasta is cooked in a flavorful sauce made with sausage, chard, parsnips, and tomatoes. The dish is then topped with grated Parmesan cheese. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table.
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