Fusilli with Spicy Chicken Sausage, Tomato, and Ricotta Cheese

Name: Fusilli with Spicy Chicken Sausage, Tomato, and Ricotta Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams hot chicken sausages; 0 teaspoons dried rosemary, crumbled; 59 milliliters dry white wine; 3 Tbsps chopped flat-leaf parsley; 227 grams fusilli; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 pinch Pinch dried red-pepper flakes; 177 milliliters ricotta cheese; 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree; 59 milliliters water

Fusilli with Spicy Chicken Sausage, Tomato, and Ricotta Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 585 calories, 31g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of garlic, fusilli, red-pepper flakes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large, deep frying pan, heat the oil over moderate heat.

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Add the sausage and cook, turning, until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.

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Remove the sausage and, when it is cool enough to handle, cut it into 1/4-inch slices.

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Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from the pan.

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Reduce the heat to moderately low.

Add the onion to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds longer.

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Add the wine and bring to a simmer.

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Add the sausage, tomatoes, water, rosemary, red-pepper flakes, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Stir in the parsley.

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Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the fusilli until just done, about 13 minutes.

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Drain and toss with the sauce, the ricotta, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.

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Wine Recommendation: The acidity of the tomato and spiciness of the sausage are best suited to a red wine with soft tannin and good acidity. Try a sangiovese from Tuscany such as Chianti Classico or Rosso di Montalcino or look for a version from California.

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