Pasta With Sausage, Caramelized Cabbage and Goat Cheese
Updated November 18, 2020
David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
- Total Time
- 45 minutes
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Ingredients
Kosher salt and black pepper
8 ounces dry rotini or other shaped pasta
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 small head savoy cabbage (about 1 ½ pounds), quartered, cored and thinly sliced
1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 cup heavy cream
4 ounces goat cheese
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
39 grams carbs; 65 milligrams cholesterol; 501 calories; 13 grams monosaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 14 grams saturated fat; 31 grams fat; 5 grams fiber; 641 milligrams sodium; 18 grams protein; 6 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 7 minutes; drain.
- Step 2
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium. Add the sausage and cook, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until fully cooked and crumbled, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a plate, leaving the fat in the pan.
- Step 3
Add the cabbage, onion, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the skillet. Cover and cook, stirring regularly, until the cabbage has completely wilted and starts to brown, about 15 minutes.
- Step 4
Reduce the heat to low and stir in the heavy cream, goat cheese and reserved sausage until evenly combined. Stir in the pasta, season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
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Loooove this! I’ve made it twice, once with regular green cabbage and once with the called-for savoy. There really wasn’t a flavor difference, so don’t stress if using whatever cabbage you have on hand. The second time around, I also did what others recommended: I doubled the sausage (which, conveniently, is a full standard package instead of half), and I added a light sprinkle of red pepper flakes at the end. Those two adjustments took this from a great recipe to an out-of-this-world recipe.
Cabbage sautéed in sausage fat?! Why yes!! Very good quick meal. I used pasta water in place of cream and extra goat cheese. More thyme and some Aleppo pepper flakes. Will make again!!
Made this with Beyond Beef Sausage. A good vegetarian option.
Made this the other day exactly as written and it was probably one of the best things I've eaten in a while! Will definitely be saving this one
Made this with hot Italian sausage, which minimized the need for red pepper flakes. Followed suggestions to reduce cream and add pasta water. Delicious.
This was very good! I doubled the sausage as others mentioned. Next time I will use a little less pasta and more savoy cabbage. I was going to use 1/4 c. half and half with 3/4 c. pasta water but threw it out without thinking. Next time I'll try harder to remember. This would be very good with sautéd cremini mushrooms without the sausage, or half and half of each.