Weeknight Italian Sausage alla Contadina

Name: Weeknight Italian Sausage alla Contadina
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 41 min
Total time: 1 h 11 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1.5 lb Italian sausage; 150g porcini mushrooms; 150g garlic; 300g risotto rice; to taste chili flakes; to taste oregano; 2 tsp balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp pecorino romano; 3 tbsp olive oil; to taste salt and black pepper

A weeknight Italian dish, simmering Italian sausage with vegetables in the rustic, farmhouse-style alla contadina tradition.

Total time

71 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

41 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Italian

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5 lbItalian sausage

150gporcini mushrooms

150ggarlic

300grisotto rice

to tastechili flakes

to tasteoregano

2 tspbalsamic vinegar

2 tbsppecorino romano

3 tbspolive oil

to tastesalt and black pepper

Instructions

Season the Italian sausage and bake it over medium-high heat until well browned, about 8 minutes.

Add the porcini mushrooms and garlic, cooking until softened, about 3 minutes.

Stir in the chili flakes, oregano, balsamic vinegar and pecorino romano for 4 minutes.

Cook the risotto rice separately, stirring until creamy.

Let everything simmer for about 14 minutes so the flavors meld.

Taste and adjust the seasoning.

Serve hot over the risotto rice, garnished with fresh herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

791

Protein

30.1g

Fat

57g

Carbs

40g

Fiber

Sodium

1548mg

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