Local Lakeville Resident Published in National Magazine!

Local Lakeville resident Andrea Phillips’s recipe for Turkey Sausage & Spinach Orecchiette was included in this month’s issue of Taste of Home magazine, the leader in easy and accessible reader-submitted recipes read by 16MM people nationwide. Taste of Home receives thousands of recipes each year and Andrea's was chosen to be featured in the current issue.

Andrea’s recipe is delicious and simple, and makes the perfect family meal!

Turkey Sausage & Spinach Orecchiette

Start To finish: 30 min.

Makes: 4 Servings

• 1/2 lb. uncooked orecchiette or small tube pasta
• 3 hot italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 cups fresh spinach
• 1/2 cup shredded asiago cheese
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup rinsed and drained white kidney or cannellini beans
• 1/4 cup chopped roasted sweet red pepper
• 1/2 tsp. italian seasoning additional shredded asiago cheese, optional

1. Cook orecchiette according to package directions.

2. In a large skillet, cook and stir the sausage, onion, garlic and pepper flakes over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Add the spinach, 1 cup Asiago cheese, Parmesan cheese, beans, peppers and Italian seasoning; cook just until the spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally.

3. Drain pasta; add to sausage mixture and toss to combine. Sprinkle with additional Asiago cheese if desired.

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