One Pot Sausage, Chard, and Pine Nut Orecchiette Pasta
One Pot Sausage, Chard, and Pine Nut Orecchiette Pasta is meal with serious flavor. By adding a few ingredients you have a pasta dinner gourmet in flavor
Servings: 4
Calories: 654kcal
Ingredients
- 1 package Barilla® Collezione Orecchiette
- 1 lb hot Italian Sausage
- 2 Tbs olive oil
- 1/2 Tbs minced garlic 2 cloves
- 1 small yellow onion sliced
- 2.5 ounces pine nuts
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 head Rainbow Chard washed, and rough chopped, woody stems removed (approx 4-5 cups)
- salt and pepper
- pinch of red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, and strain, set aside
- In a large, heavy dutch oven, brown sausage. My favorite Dutch oven is Staub brand. They are heavy duty, are safe in the oven up to 500 degrees, and the inside is a matte texture for excellent browning.
- Push sausage to the side, add a tablespoon of olive oil, and add minced garlic, onion, and pine nuts.
- Brown pine nuts, and cook onions and minced garlic until tender and fragrant.
- Add chicken stock to the pot.
- Add chard, and let simmer 3-5 minutes.
- Add pasta back in.
- Stir well, season with salt and pepper and chili pepper flakes
- Add parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 654kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 1120mg | Potassium: 537mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 830IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 184mg | Iron: 2.8mg