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Pasta Swiss Chard and Sausage

Donna Clark - Cooking at Clark Towers
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounce box of pasta - small shells rigatoni. cavatappi
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 links sweet Italian sausage casing removed, crumbled
  • 4 tablespoon butter
  • 5-6 cloves of garlic chopped
  • 1 bunch of Swiss chard remove stems and roughly chop leaves
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmigiana Reggiano grated
  • 1 lemon - zested
  • kosher salt
  • freshly cracked black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Pasta; make pasta as directed on the box. save 1 cup up the pasta water
  • in a large pot or dutch oven over medium high heat add the olive oil and the sausage. breaking up while cooking. transfer sausage to a plate and set aside.
  • remove most of the fat from the pot and add the butter, add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds to a minute being careful not to burn.
  • Add the Swiss chard and saute until it wilts 3-4 minutes. Sprinkle with the flour and cook for another minute or so. lower the heat to a simmer
  • Add the milk and bring to a boil. cook for a minute then add the sausage, parmesean, lemon zest and add a little salt and black pepper.
  • stirring occasionally until the sauce thickens.
  • Add the pasta to the pot and toss. Add pasta water as needed.

Notes

Adapted from Food Network