Returning to our Roots: Pasta al Pastore Recipe
Ingredients
- Pasta al Pastore â Calabrian Shepherdâs-style Pasta (serves 4)
- (adapted not at all from Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy by Lidia Bastianich)
- Ingredients:
- 4 hot (or sweet) Italian sausages, skins removed and crumbled
- 1lb package rigatoni or other tubular pasta
- 1/2lb fresh ricotta
- abundant salted water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 253g | |
| Calories 633 | |
| Calories from Fat 497 | 79% |
| Total Fat 56.44g | 71% |
| Saturated Fat 22.55g | 90% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 116mg | 39% |
| Sodium 191mg | 8% |
| Potassium 238mg | 7% |
| Total Carbs 6.89g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% |
| Sugars 0.61g | 0% |
| Protein 25.54g | 41% |
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