# Sausage and Greens Ricotta Cavatelli

A comforting dish featuring ricotta cavatelli pasta with a sausage and greens sauce.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- sausage
- cavolo nero
- shallots
- white wine
- butter
- cheese
- lemon juice
- semolina
- ricotta cheese

## Instructions

1. Begin by making the ricotta cavatelli by combining semolina and ricotta cheese in a bowl.
2. Mix the ingredients by hand until a dough forms.
3. Knead the dough on a wooden board.
4. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap.
5. Roll small pieces of dough into thin ropes.
6. Cut the ropes into small, uniform pieces.
7. Roll each piece of dough across a pasta board to form cavatelli.
8. Remove sausage from its casing.
9. Place sausage meat into a pan with olive oil.
10. Cook the sausage until browned, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
11. Add sage leaves to the pan.
12. Add chopped cavolo nero and shallots to the pan.
13. Stir the ingredients in the pan.
14. Add grated cheese to the pan.
15. Squeeze lemon juice into the pan.
16. Pour white wine into the pan.
17. Stir everything together in the pan.
18. Cover the pan and let it simmer.
19. Boil the cavatelli in a pot of water.
20. Add the cooked cavatelli to the pan with the sauce.
21. Add butter to the pan.
22. Toss all ingredients together in the pan.
23. Serve the pasta on a plate.
24. Garnish with grated cheese.
25. Drizzle with lemon juice.

## Equipment

- bowl
- chopping board
- plastic wrap
- pasta board
- pan
- strainer

## Tips

- The chef mentions that making ricotta cavatelli is optional, and you can go straight to the sauce if preferred.
- The chef emphasizes that the deliciousness is all in the technique.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWBQ3kFjel8/?igsh=eHV0cms3dTE3cmln
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8d8fa4f8-59ac-4c90-a04b-dd53df0aa601
- Extracted: 2026-03-18

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