Name: Orecchiette with Cremini Mushrooms and Kale
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: salt; 1/2 lb 8 oz. orecchiette pasta; 2 tablespoons good quality extra virgin olive oil; 1 large onion (peeled and diced); 2-3 cups cremini mushrooms (chopped); 4-5 cups 100% baby kale (stems removed and roughly chopped if desired); 2 garlic cloves (minced); 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; freshly ground black pepper; freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; fresh parsley (finely chopped as garnish (optional))

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Orecchiette Pasta with Cremini Mushrooms and Kale. It simply goes to prove that food does not need to be complicated in order for it to be delicious.

This Orecchiette pasta with cremini mushrooms and kale recipe is extremely easy to whip up and you’ll have dinner on the table in about 30 minutes. On Monday, I shared my Red Quinoa, Roasted Butternut Squash and Kale salad and promised orecchiette pasta for all the non-quinoa lovers today. In my opinion, orecchiette pasta is simple, yet incredibly flavorful and delicious. For me, I like keeping the recipe pretty simple when it comes to Orecchiette pasta recipes like this so the real star can shine through. In this recipe, the stars are the kale and the mushrooms. And if you’ve never tried