Categories: Main Dishes

Ingredients

• Lb Orecchiette pasta
• 1 lb Italian sausage
• 1 lb Swiss chard rough chopped with stems (1/4" wide)
• 1 cup Cooked Cannellini beans (drained and rinsed)
• 8 oz Pasta water
• 1/2 cup Chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon Lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Bring 5 quarts of water to a boil with 3 tablespoons of kosher salt.

2. Cook the pasta until very al dente, about 8 minutes.

3. Remove the pasta to a bowl with a slotted spoon and set it aside.

4. Do not rinse the pasta.

5. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before discarding.

6. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium high heat.

7. Add the sausage and brown.

8. Add the Swiss chard and cook down for 2 minutes.

9. Add the reserved pasta water and simmer for 1 minute.

10. Add the beans and pasta and simmer until pasta is done, about 2 more minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and zest, cheese, parsley, butter, and extra virgin olive oil.

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