INGREDIENTS
3/4 lb
ground chicken
1/2 lb
chicken sausage, casings removed - you want to use un-cooked chicken sausages, not the cooked ones. Go to your meat counter or butcher for this. They will even remove the casings for you if you ask.
2/3 cup
panko breadcrumbs
2 tsp
minced garlic (about 2-3 cloves)
3 tbsp
chopped fresh parsley leaves - I used Italian flat leaf parsley
1/4 cup
grated Pecorino Romano
1/4 cup
grated Parmesan
3 tbsp
milk - I used 1%
1
extra-large egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp
kosher salt, plus more to taste
1/2 tsp
freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
2 tbsp
good olive oil
1 cup
yellow onion, minced
1 1/2 cups
diced carrots (3 carrots), cut into ¼ inch pieces
3
celery stalks, cut into ¼ inch pieces
10 cups
chicken stock - if you have homemade stock, great! I did not, so I used 2.5 32 oz boxes of organic chicken stock.
1/2 cup
dry white wine
1 cup
small pasta such as Fregola Sarda, tubetini or stars - I used Fregola Sarda pasta as I wanted a chewier and firmer pasta.
1/4 cup
minced fresh dill
10 oz
baby spinach, washed and trimmed - I just used two 5oz (10oz total) containers of pre-washed spinach.