Photo: Tagliatelle with Smashed Peas, Sausage, and Ricotta Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh or dried tagliatelle pasta (or other wide, long pasta)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 pound frozen peas, thawed
- 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1 bunch fresh basil leaves chopped (about 3/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup fresh grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes if dry or according to package directions if fresh. Drain pasta reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.
Meanwhile, in a large, heavy skillet heat the olive oil and garlic over medium-high heat and add the sausage. Use a wooden spoon to break up the sausage into bite-sized bits. When the sausage has browned, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside. Add the peas to the pan and, using the back of the wooden spoon, smash the peas. Turn off the heat. Add the ricotta cheese along with the cooked pasta and toss to coat, adding the pasta cooking water in 1/4 cup additions, if needed, to make the pasta moist. Return the sausage to the pan. Add the basil, Pecorino Romano cheese, and salt. Toss gently to coat and serve immediately.
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By hauntedzoo
Auburn, MA
on August 28, 2012
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This was excellent, quick and filling! Only two tiny changes were made; my sausage stuck to the pan so I deglazed with a little bit of white wine, and we added salt & pepper to the ricotta. Otherwise, it was spot-on and perfect for a weeknight meal.
Definitely on our "will make again" list.
By Mish2702
on March 07, 2011
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this is great, don't need to make any adjustments to the recipe, although next time i might just use a regular pasta. excellent taste.
By kralc_lyrrad
Springfield, MO
on February 02, 2011
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here's the scoop. the night i made this there was a blizzard in my town. so all the chickens were bought. why do i bring up chicken? because that is what i really wanted for dinner the night of the blizzard. so, i had to think of something i could have that was comforting and different. i remembered this recipe and talked the ingredients back to mind. i couldn't find tagliatelle, so i went with fettucine. i am not fond of hot spicy so i bought sweet italian and added a palmful of red pepper flake to the skillet. finally, i decided not to smash the peas because my teeth would eventually smash them and VOILA! i had a nice dinner on a cold snowy night after shoveling the walk.
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