Dinner Tonight: Greek Pasta with Sausage and Cheese

Name: Dinner Tonight: Greek Pasta with Sausage and Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 14 grams blue cheese, crumbled; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 4 servings Kosher salt, to taste; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 59 milliliters loosely packed fresh oregano leaves; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish; 227 grams pasta, preferably garganelli or penne; 170 grams semi-cured Greek pork sausages, or sweet Italian sausages, cut into 1-inch pieces; 118 milliliters white wine

Dinner Tonight: Greek Pasta with Sausage and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 523 calories, 17g of protein, and 27g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up oregano leaves, kosher salt, wine, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

In a large (12-inch) skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat, then add the sausage and cook until golden, stirring only occasionally, 7-10 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Sausage

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Frying Pan

In the meantime, bring a large pot of salty water to boil and cook the pasta until al dente. Before draining the pasta, reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water.

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Pasta

Water

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Pot

Once the sausages are browned, add the wine and turn the heat to high. Reduce the liquid for 2 minutes, then lower the heat and add the blue cheese, cream, and oregano. Once the cheese is melted, add the pasta along with some of the pasta cooking water as needed to create a creamy, loose sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper, divide among plates, and garnish with Parmesan.

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Salt And Pepper