Penne With Spicy Sausage and Chard

Submitted by dicentra

"Food & Wine. WINE This savory Italian-inspired dish needs a tart, equally savory Italian-inspired red, such as a California Sangiovese, for contrast"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken stock or 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3⁄4 lb hot Italian sausage, removed from the casing
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb swiss chard, ribs discarded, leafy greens cut into 1-inch strips
• 3⁄4 lb penne or 3/4 lb fusilli
• 1⁄2 lb ricotta salata or 1/2 lb mild feta, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon minced oregano
• 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped flat leaf parsley
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

directions

1. In a medium saucepan, boil the chicken stock over high heat until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 6 minutes.
2. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
3. Add the sausage, breaking it up with a spoon, and sauté over moderately high heat until cooked through and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4. Transfer the sausage to a platter and pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat. Add the chard, cover and cook, stirring, until tender, about 7 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until al dente.
6. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot. Stir in the sausage, chard, ricotta salata, chicken stock, oregano and parsley and season with salt and pepper; toss well.
7. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and serve.

Reviews

[Rita1652]

Good Stuff here!!! I did make a couple changes. I did use home grown rainbow swiss chard. Not discarding the stems. I did slice and sauteed them along with my choice of chicken sausage, (using hot habanero flakes for the heat). Used only 1 tablespoon of olive oil to saute and no topping. Used penne and feta (which I didn`t weigh). Fresh grown oregano and parsley was yummy in the dish. But I found it needed a little more of a kick so I added 1/3 cup of Recipe #431350. DH went back for seconds which surprised me with it being all green! LOL! I didn`t add salt because the sausage and cheese had enough sodium for us. Thanks for a great way to use my home grown veggies. ;)

 

[EagleRocker]

this was fantastic! we will make this again and again!