What are you cooking for dinner tonight? Are you casting about for a quick and easy one-bowl meal? Try this one, or a variation on it - it's just pasta, meat, and greens.
Dinner Quick: Anelletti Pasta with Sausage and Greens
We are really smitten with these little pasta rings from Trader Joe's - they are fun to cook and eat! Kids love them too.
We bought a little sausage from our favorite farm vendor at the market - homemade spicy Italian sausage. We also got a few handfuls of fresh spring spinach and some new garlic.
This is a good dish to demonstrate how just a little meat can flavor and deepen a whole dish. You don't need much to make it taste great and be filling.
All of this cooks up in literally 15 minutes, and you can substitute any pasta, ground meat, or greens. Use good cheese too!
Anelletti Pasta with Sausage and Greens
1 pound anelletti pasta from Trader Joe's
Olive oil
1/4 pound Italian or spicy sausage, crumbled
4 cloves garlic, minced
Four big handfuls of seasonal greens like baby spinach or arugula
1/2 cup grated Pamesan cheese
Cook the pasta in salted water. It should cook for just 12-13 minutes. Drain and set aside.
In the same big pot you cooked the pasta in, heat a little olive oil and add the crumbled sausage and garlic. Cook over medium heat until the sausage is cooked through.
Add the greens and cook until barely wilted, then add the pasta and cheese and stir until all is combined and gooey - about two minutes. Serve with extra cheese.
(Images: Faith Hopler)
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cool! my kids would LOVE this! never seen that shape of pasta before! No Trader Joe's here, but I'll keep my eyes peeled next time we take a Saturday jaunt into Italy!
view monika1's profile
damn that looks good.
nice photo.
view art's profile
I make something very similar to this a couple of times a month. So tasty!
view Nougat's profile
ooh, thanks for this- I bought a bag of this a few weeks ago and have been at a loss as to the perfect recipe.
view pdx-R's profile
This looks great! I have half a bag of anelletti pasta in my pantry and this looks like the perfect dish to use it for!
view The Spotted Apron's profile
SpaghettiO's! But in a good way.
view ebh's profile
SpaghettiO's tasty cousin!
view peacelily's profile
I think I spy a Target Chefmate pot! I have one too. When I first saw this post pop up on my rss I was like...oh man...who made a big pot of Spaghetti O's... but now I want to pick up my own bag of Trader Joe O's :)
view Erin's profile
This looks great!! Definetely a good idea for an easy dinner.
view Sofia E's profile
This is great. We made an adult version of SpaghettiOs using the same pasta .... not only fun for kids but adults really love it, too!
http://www.chezus.com/?p=136
view Chez US's profile
Thanks, I made this last night and it was delicious.
view flavorpacket's profile
Oh, this looks good. I'll have to make it this weekend. Like a fab, grown-up version of spaghetti-os.
view verily's profile
pasta sausage greens = a combo i never tire of. looks delish and comforting.
view pinkofperfection's profile
I *just* commented on another blog that I, too, have recently purchased the little pasta rings from TJ's. I thought they'd make a great adult version of Spaghetti-O's. I'm not terribly fond of tomato based sauces, so seeing this recipe makes me happy. I have every single ingredient, so this is our weekend dinner. Thank you!
view WarmOlives's profile
Made this tonight for dinner and the family loved it. Thanks for the super-simple recipe!
view Erin H.'s profile
yum this was good. i didn't have time to get to trader joe's so i used orecchetti, and thought it was just great. packed some for lunch today too.
view epiffani's profile
I made this last night although I halved the amount of pasta and doubled the amount of meat. It's my first time making this combination and I loved it! So glad to expand my repertoire of pasta dishes. =)
view joyosity's profile
This is awesome! I'm a 21 year old college student, and this is the first meal I've ever made that didn't come out of a box or the microwave. It's delicious, and the sense of accomplishment is even better. Thanks so much for sharing!
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