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Fregula Sarda & Sweet Italian Sausage
Fregula Sarda & Sweet Italian Sausage

Fregula Sarda & Sweet Italian Sausage

with Wilted Spinach & Baby Portobellos

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamPublished on April 08, 2015

Fregula Sarda is a Sardinian pasta made from coarse Semolina flour. Its nutty, rustic character pairs perfectly with sweet sausage and woodsy thyme. Tossed with portobellos and topped with garlicky spinach, the dish has weeknight comfort food written all over it.

Allergens:
Wheat
Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time35 minutes
Prep Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

¾ cup

Fregula Sarda

(Contains: Wheat)

9 ounce

Sweet Italian Pork Sausage

4 ounce

Mushrooms

1 sprig

Thyme

1 unit

Veggie Stock Concentrate

1 unit

Yellow Onion

2 clove

Garlic

¼ cup

Parmesan Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

5 ounce

Spinach

Not included in your delivery

2 tablespoon

Olive Oil

unit

Salt

unit

Pepper

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories650 kcal
Energy (kJ)2719.6 kJ
Fat48 g
Carbohydrate21 g
Dietary Fiber4 g
Protein38 g
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Knife
Pan

Instructions

1

Halve, peel, and finely chop the onion. Slice the mushrooms. Thinly slice the garlic. Strip the thyme leaves off the sprig, then finely chop. Remove the sausage from the casings.

Cook the sausage and onion
2

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the sausage and onion to the pan and cook, breaking up the pieces, for about 3-4 minutes, until sausage is browned but not yet cooked through.

Add the mushrooms and stir
3

Add the mushrooms, half the garlic, and thyme to the pan with the sausage and cook, tossing, 4-5 minutes, until softened. Add the fregula sarda and stir for about 1 minute to lightly toast. Add 2 cups water and the stock concentrate and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook for abour 15 minutes, until fregula sarda is tender with a bit of bite to it.

Cook the spinach with the garlic
4

Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Add the remaining garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant, Add the spinach and cook, tossing, about 2-3 minutes, until wilted. Add a splash of water, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.

5

Stir the Parmesan into the fregula sarda mixture and serve in bowls topped with the wilted spinach.

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