A one pot meal done in 30 minutes? Challenge accepted. All those years of watching Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals must have rubbed off on me in more ways than I like to admit. For one, EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) is my oil of choice. Always. And if there is a way to make a complicated dish easier (and in less than 30 minutes) I’m all over it. I’m no Rachael Ray, but I think even she would approve of this recipe. This recipe makes 4 generous to 6 small servings.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 pound spicy Italian sausage (or mild your choice)
- 2 cups Cellentani (corkscrew) pasta or small pasta shape of your choice
- 3 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1 package (6 ounces) baby spinach
- salt and pepper to taste
- grated Parmigano Reggiano cheese
DIRECTIONS:
In your skillet, add 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat. When oil ripples, add onions and mushrooms. Saute for 3-5 minutes.
Once onions are translucent and the mushroom have browned, add Italian sausage to skillet. Mince the sausage and brown until sausage is cooked through. About 5 minutes.
Add pasta to skillet. Yes, uncooked pasta. We are going to let the chicken stock cook the pasta.
Add the chicken stock to skillet and stir to mix ingredients. The stock will cook the pasta and all the flavors from the onions, mushrooms and sausage will infuse with the pasta. Stir occasionally until pasta is al dente. ( Add 1 extra minute to pasta package instructions.)
When pasta is cooked to your preference, add spinach and incorporate into pasta mixture. Don’t worry, all that spinach will magically fit into your skillet.
Once the spinach has wilted, your pasta is ready to serve. Salt and pepper to your taste. Garnish with grated Parmigano Reggiano cheese.
This looks fantastic!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Happy saturday ☺ .
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Have a great weekend, Rinaldo!
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Grazie Joann.
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Delicious comfort food 🙂
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🙂
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Happy Sunday Joann.
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Joann you have made a simple meal look really delicious!!
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Thank you for the kind words, Sue! 🙂
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Hi Joann hope you are well, this pasta looks great and one dish even better 🙂
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Hi Caz! I’m doing well. Hope you are too. Say “Hi” to Saang Chai for me. Well, maybe just rub his head for me. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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I will he’s still asleep at the moment but when he wakes up, I’m always an early bird everyone here is still in the land of nod 🙂 Take care have a lovely day 🙂
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Joann this sounds amazing! I love the vegetables and flavors but mostly the fact that you cook the pasta in with the other ingredients. I know this will give it wonderful flavor! yumm
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Thanks, Lynn! I like the convenience of making everything in one pot. And the pasta does soak up all the different the flavors.
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yes that would be so good!
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🙂
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I love one pot cooking. Great job!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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I’m not going to feel guilty about eating pasta ever again! 🍓
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🙂
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I missed the last two posts! This pasta one looks so heavenly and love dishes that are in one pot!
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Thanks Jasmine! 🙂
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