Orecchiette Pasta with Turkey Meatballs
Italians have been making and eating orecchiette pasta ‘forever’ and the way it is made has changed very little over time. Orecchiette means ‘small ears’, a name derived from the shape. They are a bit less than an inch across, slightly dome-shaped and their centers are thinner than their rims. This characteristic gives them an … Continue reading "Orecchiette Pasta with Turkey Meatballs"
- Servings: 4
Source: Good Food And Treasured Memories
Ingredients
- slices bacon
- grams ground turkey
- EACH dried parsley & Italian seasoning
- EACH fennel seed, paprika & red pepper flakes
- minced garlic
- minced onion
- salt
- black pepper
- egg, slightly beaten
- fine bread crumbs
- grams orecchiette pasta
- bunches broccolini OR broccoli florets, cut into bite-sized pieces
- olive oil
- garlic, sliced
- of red pepper flakes
- large egg
- grams Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated