Cavatelli with Arugula
Cavatelli with Arugula
INGREDIENTS
Serves 4 people.
- 4 pieces of mild Italian sausage
- 1 pound of cavatelli
- 1/2 cup of pancetta, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 bunch of arugula, washed and chopped
- 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup of fresh grated Parmesan cheese
PREPARATION
- In a large frying pan fry the sausage and cut into pieces and set aside.
- Sauté the pancetta in the same pan until crisp.
- Remove the pancetta from the pan and set aside.
- Drain the bacon fat and sauté the garlic in the remaining fat until tender.
- Add the chopped arugula to the pan and sauté until the arugula is just wilted.
- Stir in the whipping cream and stir until heated through.
- In 6 quarts of salted boiling pasta cook the cavatelli for about 10 minutes.
- Toss the drained cavatelli into the pan with the arugula.
- Add the sausage and pancetta to the pasta arugula mixture.
- Plate and serve with the Parmesan cheese.