3-INGREDIENT ORECCHIETTE WITH SAUSAGE AND FENNEL

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3-Ingredient Orecchiette with Sausage and Fennel image

Be sure to add the sausage just before the last toss to maintain all those delicious crispy bits.

Provided by Dawn Perry

Categories     3-Ingredient Recipes     Sausage     Pasta     Quick & Easy     Fennel     Dinner

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

12 ounces orecchiette or other short pasta
Kosher salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
12 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 fennel bulb (about 12 ounces), cored, thinly sliced, fronds chopped and reserved
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
  • Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook sausage, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until cooked through and browned and crispy in spots, 6-8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate.
  • Add sliced fennel to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fennel begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Continue to cook, adding 1/4 cup water to skillet as bottom begins to brown (you may need to do this a few times), until soft and caramelized, 10-15 minutes more.
  • Add pasta and reserved pasta cooking liquid to skillet and cook, tossing to coat, until liquid has reduced to a creamy sauce, about 4 minutes. Add sausage and fennel fronds, season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine.

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