Name: Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 lb orecchiette pasta; 1 lb sweet Italian sausage; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 cups broccoli florets; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp coarse ground black pepper; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; ½ cup pasta water; ½ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli Recipe

How To Make Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli

Satisfy those Italian food cravings with this simple yet elegant recipe for orecchiette with sausage. It even has broccoli for some added nutrition.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lborecchiette pasta
1lbSweet Italian sausage,removed from casings
1tbspextra-virgin olive oil
2cupsbroccoli florets
4clovesgarlic,minced
1tspkosher salt
½tspcoarse ground black pepper
¼tspred pepper flakes
½cuppasta water
½cupgrated parmesan cheese

Instructions

Cook pasta one minute shy of the directions then drain but save ½ cup of the pasta water.
Add olive oil to the pot with sausage and cook for about 5 to 6 minutes, breaking it apart as while cooking, until browned.
Add broccoli, garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to pot and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, until broccoli has softened.
Add drained pasta to the pot, stir well to combine and add in pasta water, parmesan cheese, stirring until it makes a light sauce.