Categories: Pasta

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 lb. sweet or spicy Italian sausage
• 3 slice stale white bread
• 4 medium leeks
• 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 head radicchio
• 3 clove garlic
• 2 tbsp. fresh thyme leaves
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. Freshly ground pepper
• 1 lb. orecchiette
• 1/2 c. ricotta cheese

Directions

1. In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add sausage and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, for 10 to 12 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a bowl.
2. Add bread to pan and sauté until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bread to bowl with sausage.
3. Add leeks, butter, and remaining olive oil to pan, and sauté until wilted, 12 to 15 minutes. Add radicchio, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper, and sauté for 5 more minutes, stirring well. Transfer to bowl with sausage and bread, add pasta and reserved pasta water, and stir until combined. Garnish each serving with a dollop of ricotta.

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