Description
Decadent Calabrian Chili Pappardelle with Sausage & Fennel
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb raw mild Italian pork sausage
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 small fennel bulbs, diced
- 1 lb DeLallo Egg Pappardelle
- 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 2 tbsp DeLallo Calabrian Chili Peppers
- ½ cup white wine
- 1 (24 oz) jar tomato purée
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
- freshly cracked black pepper, as needed
Instructions
- Heat a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Remove the sausage from casings and cook until deeply browned, about 8-10 minutes, breaking it into bite-sized pieces with a wooden spoon.
- Add the butter to the pan along with diced onion and fennel. Sauté until the vegetables become tender and translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil for the pappardelle. Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente, typically 8-10 minutes.
- Add the chopped garlic into the sausage mixture and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add tomato paste and Calabrian chilies, cooking for 2-3 minutes until the paste darkens slightly and sticks to the pan bottom.
- Deglaze with white wine, scraping up all the flavorful browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Let the wine reduce by half, then pour in the tomato purée and bring to a simmer.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in heavy cream and fresh oregano. Allow the sauce to simmer gently for 5-7 minutes until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Add the cooked pappardelle, reserving about ½ cup of pasta water. Add the pasta directly to the sauce along with ½ cup grated parmesan, tossing gently to coat every strand.
- Serve immediately on warmed plates, topped with additional parmesan cheese and freshly cracked black pepper.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 800
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 45g
- Saturated Fat: 25g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: Creamy Calabrian Chili Pappardelle