Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 pound bulk spicy sausage ((If only links are available, remove casing))
  • 8 ounce orecchiette pasta
  • 5 ounce baby spinach, fresh
  • 4 ounce creme fraiche
  • 3 ounce havarti cheese (cubed or shredded)
  • 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • cooking spray or butter

Instruction

  • Prepare pasta according to package instructions except undercook by 2 minutes.
  • While pasta is cooking, brown sausage in a large skillet, over medium-high heat, until no longer pink.
  • If using a baking dish, prepare it with spray or butter. Preheat oven to 425 F.
  • Drain water from pasta. Stir together sausage, pasta and spinach. Spinach should wilt a little from the heat of the other ingredients. Stir in the creme fraiche and half of the cheese.
  • Place mixture in baking dish. Scatter the remaining cheese around the top. In a small bowl, stir together the oil and panko crumbs. Sprinkle panko crumbs over top.
  • Bake in preheated oven 15-20 minutes until crumbs are crispy and cheese is melted.