This orecchiette pasta recipe includes fresh tomatoes, chicken sausage, pancetta, crimini mushrooms, and fresh basil; make it for dinner.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
1 hr 31 mins
Total Time
2 hr 1 mins
Calories
400 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
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.
Step 2
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.
Step 3
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.
Step 4
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.
Step 5
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.
Ingredients
salt to taste
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, minced
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 (16 ounce) package orecchiette pasta
1 (8 ounce) package crimini mushrooms, sliced
1 (4 ounce) package chopped pancetta
20 cherry tomatoes, halved, or more to taste
1 cup chopped baby spinach
1 (12 ounce) package Italian chicken sausage (such as Trader Joe's® Chicken Sic
