ORECCHIETTE WITH MUSTARD GREENS AND SAUSAGE

Orecchiette with Mustard Greens and Sausage image

Orecchiette with mustard greens and sausage.

Provided by chpmnk42

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Sausage

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package orecchiette pasta
1 pound bulk Italian sausage
2 bunches mustard greens, stemmed and coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup bread crumbs, or to taste
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orecchiette in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 12 to 14 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add mustard greens, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir until mustard greens wilt, about 2 minutes.
Drain orecchiette and stir into the sausage mixture. Remove from heat.
Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add bread crumbs; cook and stir until toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle bread crumbs over pasta. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 419 calories, Carbohydrate 49.1 g, Cholesterol 26.7 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 18.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 663.7 mg, Sugar 1.6 g