Pasta with Swiss Chard and Ricotta

Ingredients

1 box Orecchiette pasta, cooked( 1/2 cup pasta water reserved)

1 bunch Swiss chard

1 lb turkey sausage, ground

1/3 cup ricotta cheese

2 TBSP olive oil

1TBSP butter

Pecorino Romano cheese

Salt and pepper

Crushed red pepper

1/2 cup chicken stock

Directions

1. Separate the chard leaves from the stems and cut both into bite size pieces. Blanch chard in salted boiling water for 5 minutes and drain well. In a large sauté pan, add olive oil , red pepper, and cook sausage until 3/4 done. Add the chard, red pepper, chicken stock and cook for 5 minutes. Add the pasta, 1/4 cup of the pasta water, butter and toss until well incorporated. Serve in pasta bowls and top with a tablespoon of fresh ricotta cheese and grated Pecorino.