Homemade Pork Sausage W/ Rigatoni & Baby Spinach

Name: Homemade Pork Sausage W/ Rigatoni & Baby Spinach
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs ground pork; 2 tablespoons ground cumin; 2 tablespoons fennel seeds; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon pepper; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 lb rigatoni pasta; 1 (8 ounce) bag Baby Spinach; 1 pint cherry tomatoes; 2 tablespoons butter

Submitted by JoJoStar

"Flavorful, inexpensive weeknight meal. By chef Julia Jasik of Employees Only in NYC"

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 lbs ground pork
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons fennel seeds
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb rigatoni pasta
1 (8 ounce) bag Baby Spinach
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons butter

directions

Mix spices and garlic with ground pork.
Heat the oil in a very large pan and sautee the ground pork for 7-10 minutes or until cooked through (leave the meat in large pieces, then break it up with a wooden spoon once it's browned).
Meanwhile, cook the pasta to al dente.
Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
Add the pasta and water to the pork mixture with the heat on high (you want the liquid to reduce).
Add spinach and tomatoes (you want the spinach to barely wilt).
Immediately add the butter.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and add some freshly grated Parmesan if you like.

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Saw a program on t.V. about sausage making and well you know the rest of the story. Added only 1 tablespoon of cumin, omitted the garlic and formed into patties. Looking forward to this for dinner. Will add my stars tomorrow.

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