Orecchiette with Italian Sausage

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Health Score:
67 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
ready in 40 min.
Ready in
Calories:
1044
calories
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Nutritional values

This delicious Italian-inspired dish might be high in calories and carbs, but still contains valuable minerals and vitamins thanks to the chard.

If you don't have orechiette on hand, feel free to substitute your favorite pasta. Fusilli or penee are great options.

1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie1,044 cal.(50 %)
Protein40 g(41 %)
Fat33 g(28 %)
Carbohydrates144 g(96 %)
Sugar added2 g(8 %)
Roughage11.2 g(37 %)
Vitamin A0.2 mg(25 %)
Vitamin D0 μg(0 %)
Vitamin E1.8 mg(15 %)
Vitamin K9.1 μg(15 %)
Vitamin B₁0.6 mg(60 %)
Vitamin B₂0.3 mg(27 %)
Niacin13.6 mg(113 %)
Vitamin B₆0.6 mg(43 %)
Folate73 μg(24 %)
Pantothenic acid1.1 mg(18 %)
Biotin3.9 μg(9 %)
Vitamin B₁₂1.1 μg(37 %)
Vitamin C18 mg(19 %)
Potassium745 mg(19 %)
Calcium141 mg(14 %)
Magnesium155 mg(52 %)
Iron4.5 mg(30 %)
Iodine8 μg(4 %)
Zinc4.8 mg(60 %)
Saturated fatty acids11.8 g
Uric acid220 mg
Cholesterol61 mg
Complete sugar4 g

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
2 Tbsps olive oil
1 shallot (finely chopped)
5 cups Chard leaf (remove hard leaf ribs, slice)
1.333 cups Italian sausage
8 cups Orecchiette pasta
½ tsp fennel seeds
1 lemon (zest strips and juice)
crushed Red pepper flakes (ground)
sugar
0.333 cup Parmesan (piece)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
Chard leafolive oilParmesanshallotlemonsugar

Preparation steps

1.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and fry the shallot. Add the chard and fry over a low heat for approx. 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
2.
Squeeze the sausage meat out of the skin in small portions and fry in the remaining oil for 3-4 minutes, turning frequently. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente.
3.

Add the fennel seeds, the chard mix, and the lemon zest to the sausage meat. Season with salt, ground black pepper, chile flakes, a little lemon juice and a pinch of sugar.

4.
Drain the pasta and mix with the vegetables. Arrange on plates and serve, garnished with flakes of Parmesan.

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