Orecchiette Pasta Spinach & Veal Recipe
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 761kcal
Orecchiette Pasta Spinach & Veal Recipe is a delciious pasta food recipe that pure comfort! Ground veal recipes are quick and easy to make.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound Orecchiette pasta or your favorite pasta
- 1 TBS avocado or olive oil
- 1 heaping cup chopped Vidalia onion
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes more if you like it spicy
- 4 large cloves garlic minced
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 pound ground veal
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning or oregano
- Three fingered pinch fennel optional but great if you have it
- ½ cup beef stock
- ¼ cup pasta water if you forget, just add in additional wine or stock if you think you need it
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 2 handfuls of fresh baby spinach about 2 compacted cups
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Parmesan Reggiano
Instructions
- After getting your mise en place arranged (all of your ingredients at the ready).
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil (salt it well, you want it to taste like the ocean).
- Get your pasta in the water.
- In a large sauté pan, heat your oil. Once hot, add in the onions. Sauté for a couple of minutes and then add in the garlic and red pepper flakes.
- Season with S&P and sauté for a couple of minutes, moving things around.
- Add in the ground veal, breaking it up and incorporating the onion mixture into it. Season with some additional S&P.
- Add paprika, Italian seasoning and fennel. Stir to incorporate.
- Add in your pasta water, beef broth and white wine.
- Stirring to incorporate. Place a lid on as it continues to simmer, stirring occasionally.
- Remove lid, check for doneness.
- Tuck in spinach and stir until wilted.
- Pour the veal mixture into the pot of your strained orecchiette.
- Sprinkle in the cheese, stir.
- Taste and adjust for seasoning and flavor. Feel free to add in additional red pepper flakes for additional heat or any additional seasonings to adjust flavor.
- Garnish with additional red pepper flakes, cheese and parsley if desired and enjoy.
Notes
Notes: You can add in additional beef stock (I actually like beef bone broth for this dish), or wine or pasta water. You can make this a wetter sauce if you wish.
Add in as much cheese as you enjoy.
You can also choose to only add ½ pound pasta if you want this more meat and spinach laden.
Nutrition
Serving: 4servings | Calories: 761kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 578mg | Potassium: 851mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1678IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 370mg | Iron: 3mg