Cavatelli with Arugula

Cavatelli with Arugula

INGREDIENTS

Serves 4 people.

  1. 4 pieces of mild Italian sausage
  2. 1 pound of cavatelli
  3. 1/2 cup of pancetta, chopped
  4. 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
  5. 1 bunch of arugula, washed and chopped
  6. 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
  7. 1/2 cup of fresh grated Parmesan cheese

    PREPARATION

  8. In a large frying pan fry the sausage and cut into pieces and set aside.
  9. Sauté the pancetta in the same pan until crisp.
  10. Remove the pancetta from the pan and set aside.
  11. Drain the bacon fat and sauté the garlic in the remaining fat until tender.
  12. Add the chopped arugula to the pan and sauté until the arugula is just wilted.
  13. Stir in the whipping cream and stir until heated through.
  14. In 6 quarts of salted boiling pasta cook the cavatelli for about 10 minutes.
  15. Toss the drained cavatelli into the pan with the arugula.
  16. Add the sausage and pancetta to the pasta arugula mixture.
  17. Plate and serve with the Parmesan cheese.

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