Name: Sausage and Swiss Chard Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 12 ounces uncooked orecchiette or small tube pasta (about 2-1/2 cups) -; 1 tablespoon olive oil -; 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage -; 1/2 cup chopped red onion -; 1 medium fennel bulb, chopped -; 1/2 pound baby portobello mushrooms, chopped -; 3 garlic cloves, minced -; 1 bunch Swiss chard, trimmed and chopped -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 teaspoon pepper -; 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided -; 1/2 cup pine nuts or chopped walnuts, toasted -

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Sausage and Swiss Chard Pasta

1. 12 ounces uncooked orecchiette or small tube pasta (about 2-1/2 cups) -

2. 1 tablespoon olive oil -

3. 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage -

4. 1/2 cup chopped red onion -

5. 1 medium fennel bulb, chopped -

6. 1/2 pound baby portobello mushrooms, chopped -

7. 3 garlic cloves, minced -

8. 1 bunch Swiss chard, trimmed and chopped -

9. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

10. 1/4 teaspoon pepper -

11. 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided -

12. 1/2 cup pine nuts or chopped walnuts, toasted -

How to cook deliciously - Sausage and Swiss Chard Pasta

1. Stage

Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook sausage and red onion until sausage is no longer pink, 3-4 minutes, breaking sausage into crumbles. Add fennel, mushrooms and garlic; cook until tender, 6-8 minutes. Add Swiss chard; cook and stir until wilted, 4-5 minutes longer.

2. Stage

Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta water. In a large bowl, combine pasta, sausage mixture, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, adding enough reserved pasta water to coat pasta and create a creamy texture. Serve with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and toasted pine nuts.