Pappardelle with Sizzled Italian Sausage and Mushrooms
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Pappardelle with Sizzled Italian Sausage and Mushrooms
Ingredients
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1
pound
JOHNSONVILLE® Sweet or Hot Italian Sausage
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3
tablespoons
olive oil
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1
pound
small or medium white or Cremini mushrooms
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1
clove of garlic; finely chopped
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1
teaspoon
dried red pepper flakes; to taste
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salt and freshly ground black pepper; to taste
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juice of 1/2 lemon
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1
package
(16 ounces) 6 inch square egg roll pasta
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1
small
handful of grated Parmesan cheese
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1
handful
fresh flat-leaf parsley; roughly chopped
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2
tablespoons
unsalted butter; room temperature
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freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; to taste
Directions
Put the oil in a large skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up clumps, until no more pink shows. Transfer with a slotted spoon. Drain all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet and return to heat.
Brush off any dirt from the mushrooms with a pastry brush or a dish towel. Cut mushrooms into quarters and add to the remaining hot oil in the skillet. Let them fry fast, tossing once only after the edges are browned.
Add the garlic and pepper flakes with a pinch of salt. Return sausage to skillet and continue to fry fast, tossing regularly. Then turn the heat off and squeeze in the lemon juice. Toss, taste and adjust seasoning to taste.
Meanwhile, cut egg roll pasta squares into 1-1/2 inch wide strips (4 strips each square) and cook in boiling salted water 3 to 4 min., just until al dente.
Drain and add to the sausage and mushrooms with the Parmesan, parsley and butter. Toss gently, coating the pasta with the mushrooms and their flavor.
Serve, scraping out all of the last bits of mushroom from the skillet, and sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
