ORECCHIETTE WITH SWEET SAUSAGE AND BROCCOLI RABE PESTO
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, pastas, main course
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a pot and add 1 tablespoon salt. Add broccoli rabe and cook about 5 minutes, until tender. Drain and place in a large bowl of ice water. Drain and squeeze dry. Turn on a food processor and drop garlic in through the feed tube. Stop machine, scrape down sides and add broccoli rabe. Pulse until finely chopped. Stop machine. Add 6 tablespoons oil. Pulse until pesto comes together but is not creamy or thoroughly emulsified. Transfer to a bowl and fold in ¼ cup cheese.
- Heat remaining 4 tablespoons oil in a large sauté pan on low. Add fennel and onion, and cook until soft but not brown. Add sausage and cook, mashing it to a fine crumble, until it is no longer pink. Add chicken stock and cook until the stock has mostly evaporated and just glazes the sausage. Transfer sausage mixture to a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Return sausage to the pan. Fold in broccoli rabe pesto. Set aside.
- Bring large pot of salted water to a boil. Add orecchiette and cook until al dente, about 7 minutes. Reheat sausage mixture and add about ½ cup of the pasta water. Drain pasta and add to pan with the sausage mixture. Toss ingredients together until pasta is evenly coated. Fold in remaining ½ cup cheese, check seasoning and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 731, UnsaturatedFat 24 grams, Carbohydrate 72 grams, Fat 35 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 32 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 828 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams
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[email protected]Yum! This dish was a hit at my dinner party. Everyone loved the combination of flavors and textures. The pesto was especially popular. I'll be making this again for sure.
Mark Mears
[email protected]I tried this recipe and it turned out great! The orecchiette cooked perfectly and the pesto was delicious. I added a bit of extra garlic and red pepper flakes to give it a little more kick. Will definitely make it again!
Sharif Mahmud
[email protected]This orecchiette with sweet sausage and broccoli rabe pesto was an absolute delight! The flavors were so well-balanced and the texture was perfect. The pesto was especially flavorful, with just the right amount of spice. I will definitely be making t