2 Cheese Pasta With Pancetta & Sausage

Name: 2 Cheese Pasta With Pancetta & Sausage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 cups ricotta cheese, drained through fine strainer 30 minutess; 1 lb ziti pasta or 1 lb similar pasta; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 ounces pancetta, chopped; 1/2 lb sweet bulk Italian sausage or 1/2 lb sausage links, with casing removed; 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic; 4 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped, about 2 tb (or one-half amount of dried rubbed sage); salt & pepper, to taste; red pepper flakes (optional); 1/4 cup freshly grated romano cheese

Submitted by OceanIvy

"This is amazing! I am vegetarian, but cook food like this for my family. They LOVE this kind of food. It is very easy, and everyone loves it!"

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4

ingredients

3 cups ricotta cheese, drained through fine strainer 30 minutess
1 1 lb ziti pasta or 1 lb similar pasta
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 ounces pancetta, chopped
¹⁄₂ lb sweet bulk Italian sausage or 1/2 lb sausage links, with casing removed
2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
4 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped, about 2 tb (or one-half amount of dried rubbed sage)
salt & pepper, to taste
red pepper flakes (optional)
¹⁄₄ cup freshly grated romano cheese

directions

Cook pasta according to directions for al dente.
Heat a large sauté pan over med-high; add oil, then pancetta and sausage.
Brown, breaking up sausage as it cooks, around 4 minutes.
Remove all except 1 to 2 tablespoons of oil from pan; add garlic and sauté another minute.
Vigorously stir the ricotta until smooth; add to pan with sage, salt and pepper.
Stir until cheese combines with the sausage. If you like, add pepper flakes.
Drain pasta reserving about 1/2 cup of the liquid.
Add pasta to sauce with as much liquid needed to loosen sauce.
Add Romano cheese and toss well for about 1 minute.
Remove from heat and serve right away.
You may use more Romano if desired.

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OceanIvy

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Hey there!~ My name is Crystal. I am 19,and living in Florida. I really love to cook,& bake all the time for my family.I just get so much enjoyment out of it! There is just something about the great aroma throughout the house when you bake something,creating special memories in the kitchen! A little more about me: I am a strict vegetarian,(almost vegan!,heh)but of course my whole family is not,so I cook just about anything! Other than cooking-I like to read,surf the net and create art. My favorite websites are: www.ebay.com & www.witchvox.com (I'm wiccan) Of course,the Zaar has become my favorite website! I love how friendly the people are and how interactive this place is!

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