Comments on: Orecchiette with Hot Italian Sausage

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:31:45 +0000

Delicious! Wish I wasn’t craving comfort food in the middle of July but, thanks to Canadian weather, warm savoury dishes are the theme of my life at the moment. Loved everything about this one; good enough to eat for dinner, then lunch and then dinner again!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:35:59 +0000

So…I checked one other grocery store and found Orecchiette pasta afterall :)
The dish turned out wonderful…added some red pepper flakes since my spicy Italian sausage wasn’t spicy enough. Also, next time, I think I’ll add some more pasta water because my dish turned out a tad bit dry for my taste. The mushrooms produced a lot of liquid so I had skimped on the pasta water addition. Overall, my boyfriend and I gave the recipe a thumbs up and will add to our repertoire for a repeat in the near future :) Thanks for the wonderful recipe again!! Say Hi to Hungry Bear too :)

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:32:53 +0000

I was thinking about small shells as well since they are shaped similar to Orecchiette pasta. I’m making this dish tonight so I’ll let you know which one I ended up with and how that was.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:21:24 +0000

Rebecca, any shaped pasta will work in this recipe, such as fusilli, rotini and even penne. Fusilli or rotini would be my primary alternatives. Let me know what you choose.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:01:56 +0000

I’m having a hard time finding Orecchiette pasta at my local grocery store. Have you tried this recipe with other pastas? Which would be a good fit for an alternative one?

By: JEP

JEP — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:38:38 +0000

I found your blog via Serious Eats after you commented on my peanut butter ques.—-thanks! Plan to spend some time reading your archives.

By: hungry bear

hungry bear — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:25:18 +0000

like most pastas, this dish is even better the next day. and i like when the orecchiette sticks a little to the bottom of the skillet. the edges get brown and crisp. delicious!