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Bonjour my friends, I’m Frankie and welcome to Club Foody! Pasta… oh yeah, I love pasta!
The reason why it’s a favorite of mine is because it’s so versatile! You can add the protein you want,
make the sauce with tomatoes or cream, have it gratinée or simply sprinkle on some cheese,
and so on. This featured recipe is packed with flavor… it's another great one to make!
In today’s episode, I’ll show you how to make my Ricotta Spinach & Sausage Pasta! In my book,
this is an amazing comfort food recipe to have in your folder! It’s simple, tasty and easy to make.
With great ingredients, this pasta dish is sure to please your palate! So my friends, let’s get cooking!
In a bowl, we’ll add our frozen spinach that has been thawed out and excess liquid squeezed out,
some ricotta cheese, one large egg followed by Italian seasoning and to get the recipe,
click on the top right corner of your screen. We’ll also add ground sea salt,
freshly ground black pepper and ½ cup of Grana Padano cheese.
We’ll stir the ingredients until nicely combined and set aside for now.
All right, let’s cook! In a large skillet over medium heat, we’ll add hot Italian sausage –
by the way, I have a great homemade recipe so to view it, click on the top right corner of your screen.
With the tip of a wooden spoon, we’ll break it into small pieces – I prefer
using this kitchen tool… it works like a charm! - and cook halfway before adding the onions.
We’ll quickly sauté the ingredients for only 1 minute and then add red peppers.
Once again, we’ll sauté everything but this time, for 2 minutes. To this, we’ll add pressed garlic
and red pepper flakes and cook for only 30 seconds – keep in mind that the dish goes in the oven for
35 minutes so don’t worry, everything will be cooked. We’ll remove the skillet from the heat
and dump the ingredients in the bowl with the ricotta mixture along with our cooked rigatoni.
We’ll mixed very well until the noodles are nicely coated. Next, we’ll pour in the marinara
sauce – there’s a great recipe you can make from scratch so… you know what to do – and of course,
we’ll stir to blend – oh my, it smells great and looks fabulous… mmm, I’m hungry! Now what we’ll
do is to transfer the mixture to a 9x13 baking dish and level it out with the back of our spoon.
We’ll sprinkle on the remaining cup of Grana Padano cheese and then cover with foil.
We’ll transfer the dish to a 350ºF preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes. When time is up,
we’ll remove the foil and cook for an additional 12 to 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted
and the top is golden brown. We’ll remove from the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes before serving…
And my friends, this is how to make my Ricotta Spinach & Sausage Pasta! Delicious
and uncomplicated, this dish is perfect for weeknights. Packed with flavor, this is an amazing
comfort food to serve your family. It won’t surprise me if it becomes one of your favorites…
I hope you give it a try soon and be sure to visit clubfoody.com for ingredient amounts,
directions and more info… Until next time my friends, bon appétit
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