Pork Sausage Orecchiette Bolognese

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian pork sausage
  1 oz
• Parmesan cheese
  1 c
• Tuscan Heat Spice
  1 tbsp
• black pepper
  1 tsp
• butter
  1 tbsp
• cooking oil
  6 tsp
• garlic
  2 clove
• marinara sauce
  1 oz
• orecchiette pasta
  2 oz
• salt
  1 tsp
• water
  1 c, ½ cup
• zucchini
  1 unit, 1

🍳 Cookware

• large pot

1. 

   1

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Peel and mince garlic . Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ¼-inch-thick half moons.

   garlic: 1 clove, zucchini: 1
2. 

   2

   Once water is boiling, add orecchiette pasta to pot. Cook until al dente, ⏱️ 13-15 minutes . Stir water (or water for 4 servings), then drain.

   orecchiette pasta: 1 oz, water: ½ cup, water: 1 c
3. 

   3

   While pasta cooks, heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high high. Add zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, ⏱️ 5-6 minutes . Transfer to a plate and wipe out the pan.

   cooking oil: 4 tsp
4. 

   4

   Once zucchini is done, remove Italian pork sausage from casing*; discard casing. Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up into pieces, until brown and cooked through, 4-5 minutes. Stir in garlic and Tuscan Heat Spice ; cook until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds .

   Italian pork sausage: 1 oz, cooking oil: 2 tsp, garlic: 1 clove, Tuscan Heat Spice: 1 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Add marinara sauce to the pan with the sausage mixture; reduce heat to a low simmer. Simmer until heated through and sauce has slightly reduced, 4-5 minutes.

   marinara sauce: 1 oz
6. 

   6

   Layer in the drained orecchiette pasta , ¼ cup reserved pasta water (½ cup for 4 servings), and butter (2 tablespoons for 4 servings). Give it a vigorous toss to combine, folding everything together. Add zucchini and season with a pinch salt and black pepper , tossing and adding a splash of reserved pasta water as needed if the sauce needs loosening.

   orecchiette pasta: 1 oz, butter: 1 tbsp, zucchini: 1 unit, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
7. 7

   Divide the pasta among bowls; top with Parmesan cheese and serve.

   Parmesan cheese: 1 c