4.9 from 120 votes
Sausage and Leek Orecchiette
This comforting Sausage and Leek Orecchiette will be your go-to pasta dish on any cold evening! Bonus, the leftovers are equally, if not more, delicious as the flavors have more time to develop and blend together. Enjoy!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 560 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet Italian chicken sausage casings removed
- 4 leeks white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise, rinsed and sliced into ¼ inch pieces
- 1 bunch dinosaur kale, finely shredded (optional)
- ⅔ cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- 1 pound orecchiette pasta
- 1 cup parmesan finely shredded
- 1 cup Asiago finely shredded
- ½ cup reserved pasta water
Instructions
- In a large skillet, sauté the sausages over medium-high, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add chopped leeks (and kale if you're using) to sausage in skillet and cook until softened, about 5 more minutes.
- Add wine and cook, stirring frequently and scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan, until mostly evaporated. Stir in butter and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve ½ cup pasta water.
- Drain pasta, return to pot, add sausage mixture, and toss to combine, adding reserved pasta water as needed to thicken sauce. Toss in the shredded Parmesan and Asiago. Adjust salt and pepper as needed and serve.
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Notes
- This recipe makes for extra delish leftovers! My favorite way to re-heat this recipe is to add a little olive oil into a pan and add the leftover pasta and heat over low heat. That way nothing dries out in the microwave!
Nutrition Information
Calories
560kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
64mg
(21%)
Sodium
858mg
(36%)
Potassium
499mg
(14%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
4352IU
(87%)
Vitamin C
38mg
(42%)
Calcium
432mg
(43%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 560
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 560kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 64mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 858mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 499mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 4352IU | 87% |
| Vitamin C | 38mg | 42% |
| Calcium | 432mg | 43% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.