Orecchiette Pasta with Bacon, Kale and Sundried Tomatoes. Top pasta mixture evenly with bacon and cheese; drizzle evenly with lemon juice. I added quite a few more sundried tomatoes. This would also be great with chicken if you did not want vegetarian.

Orecchiette pasta is paired with chicken sausage, kale, sundried tomatoes and finished off in a light olive oil and lemon sauce. I recently received a jar of julienne style sundried tomatoes by Cara Mia to try and they have been waiting to be used for months. Drain and toss with the tomato and kale mixture right in the pan. You can cook Orecchiette Pasta with Bacon, Kale and Sundried Tomatoes using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Orecchiette Pasta with Bacon, Kale and Sundried Tomatoes

You need 8 oz of orecchiette pasta.
Prepare 3 of strips of center cut bacon.
Prepare 3 cup of fresh kale.
It's 1/3 cup of oil packed sundried tomatoes, drained and chopped.
Prepare 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
Prepare 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
It's 3 tbsp of walnut oil.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt & pepper.
Prepare 1 of romano cheese shavings for garnish.

Add the Parmesan, toss again and serve. Pasta With Wilted Greens, Bacon and Fried Egg. Upgrade your pasta with one of these easy orecchiette recipes. Traditionally, this pasta type is dressed up with a tomato sauce, broccoli, meatballs, or a sprinkle of ricotta cheese.

Orecchiette Pasta with Bacon, Kale and Sundried Tomatoes instructions

Boil orecchiette pasta until al dente about 8 minutes. Drain, rinse and transfer to a large mixing bowl..
Cook bacon until crispy. Drain on paper towels and let cool. Chop into small bite size pieces..
Chop raw kale into small bite sized pieces. Boil kale for 3 to 4 minutes. Blanch in cold water when done cooking after straining. Remove from water and add to pasta mixture..
Drain sundried tomatoes out of oil and roughly chop into small pieces. Add to the pasta..
Mix pasta thoroughly then add parmesan cheese, lemon juice, salt & pepper and walnut oil. Give it a good toss together. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Garnish pasta salad with fresh romano cheese shavings..
** This salad can be served either warm or cold to your liking.**.
(Adapted from Cooking Light).

Recipe from Cooking Light's Superfast series: find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displa. You know that our most basic go-to meal is a riff on pasta with meat and greens. It's such an easy one-dish meal, and so satisfying. But the main thing is to really brown the sausage and also to cook the kale well. All those flavors are very bold, and yet this comes together so quickly!