Mini Sausage Meatball Minestra

Name: Mini Sausage Meatball Minestra
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 567 grams bulk sweet Italian sausage; 425 grams cannellini beans, drained; 2 liters chicken stock; 4 servings Crusty bread; 2 large heads escarole, trimmed, washed, and chopped; 3 to 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 4 servings Freshly grated nutmeg; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 4 servings Grated Pecorino Romano; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters short cut pasta, such as mini penne or ditalini

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Mini Sausage Meatball Minestran a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1192 calories, 61g of protein, and 64g of fat each. This recipe covers 56% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have to 4 garlic cloves, olive oil, short cut pasta, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the nutmeg you could follow this main course with the Nutmeg Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon of the extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Roll the sausage into walnut-sized meatballs. Drop them into the skillet and brown on all sides, then remove them to a plate.

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Meatballs

Sausage

Walnuts

Roll

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Frying Pan

Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Pot

Saute the onion and garlic for 5 minutes, then add the escarole and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, to taste. Cook until the escarole has wilted.

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Escarole

Garlic

Nutmeg

Pepper

Onion

Salt

Add the beans and cook until heated through. Stir in the stock and bring to a boil, then add the pasta and cook to al dente.

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Beans

Pasta

Stock

Return the meatballs back to the pot for the last 4 minutes of cooking. Adjust the seasonings and ladle into serving bowls. Heavily sprinkle each serving with cheese and serve with crusty bread for mopping.

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Crusty Bread