Cento's Orecchiette

Name: Cento's Orecchiette
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 ounces orecchiette; 1 tbsp butter; 1lb mild Italian sausage, or hot; Red pepper flakes; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 cup spinach; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 1/2 cup pasta water, reserved; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, or mix with pecorino

6 steps

My favorite pasta from Cento in Madison, Wi.

Updated at: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 01:22:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories649 kcal (32%)

Total Fat41.7 g (60%)

Carbs43.2 g (17%)

Sugars2.2 g (2%)

Protein25.8 g (52%)

Sodium1012.1 mg (51%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

8 ouncesorecchiette

1 Tbspbutter

1 lbItalian sausage

mild, or hot

red pepper flakes

1 cupcherry tomatoes

halved

1 cupspinach

½ cupchicken broth

½ cuppasta water

reserved

¼ cupParmesan cheese

grated, or mix with pecorino

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta just shy of al dente.

Step 2

Melt butter in skillet. Add sausage and brown. Add red pepper flakes if you want it spicier. Once it is browned, break up sausage as much as possible.

Step 3

Add chicken broth, pasta water mixture to deglaze the pan and start to emulsify the sauce.

Step 4

Add cherry tomatoes and cook until just starting to wilt.

Step 5

Add cooked noodles and toss in sauce. Add spinach and handfuls of Parmesan until you reach the desired consistency. Add pasta water if the sauce needs to be thinned.

Step 6

Serve immediately with more Parmesan on top.