Gemelli With Sweet Italian Sausage, Arugula & Beet Greens

Martha Stewart

Category

We Love Sausage

Circle B Ranch Sweet Italian Sausage is so versatile. I changed a few things around from the original recipe. Delicious grilled and even better added into pasta!

Ingredients

  • ¾ pound gemelli or penne pasta
  • Salt
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 large onion, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
  • 1 pound Circle B Ranch sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 cup chopped arugula (2 ounces)
  • 1 cup chopped beet greens (2 ounces)
  • ½ pint red grape tomatoes
  • ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until just al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water.

  2. Meanwhile, in a large deep skillet, heat the olive oil until shimmering. Add the onion and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add the sausage and crushed red pepper and cook, breaking up the meat with the back of a spoon, until no trace of pink remains, about 5 minutes. Add the arugula, beet greens, and tomatoes and cook until just softened, about 3 minutes.

  3. Add pasta and reserved cooking water to skillet, and cook over moderate heat, lightly crushing the tomatoes until they are heated through and releasing juice, about 2 minutes. Season with salt.

  4. Transfer the pasta to bowls, sprinkle with Parmesan, and serve.