Creamy mushroom and sausage orecchiette #chefromainavril

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Every episode follows the same rules:– a meal for four– a realistic grocery budget– no shortcuts that don’t make sense– no explaining just to explain

Recipe in the caption. Cost at the end.That’s it.

Today’s dish is one of those meals that just works.Comforting, creamy, weeknight-friendly, and still chef-driven.

Creamy orecchiette with sausage, mushrooms, and spinach.
Balanced, not heavy.Rich, but controlled.The kind of pasta you actually cook at home.

We build flavour properly: good colour on the sausage, patience with the mushrooms, a quick deglaze, gentle cream, pasta water to bind — not drown — and a clean finish.
Nothing fancy.Just cooked with intention.

🧾 INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4)
* Orecchiette pasta – 400 g
* Italian sausage (pork or chicken) 400 g
* Mushrooms (cremini) 300 g
* Shallot or small onion: 1 pc
* Garlic, minced – 3 cloves
* Baby spinach – 120 g
* White wine – 100 ml
* Cream – (used gently, not heavy)
* Olive oil – 2 tbsp
* Butter – 30 g
* Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated – 60 g
* Chili flakes – ½ tsp (optional)
* Salt & black pepper – to taste
* Pasta cooking water – as needed
* Optional finish: lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon

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Cost per person is shown in the video — because that’s the whole point.

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