Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli

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 Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli

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This orecchiette with sausage and broccoli pasta has all of the components you need for a quick and easy meal, and it comes together in 30 minutes.

Ingredients 

– 16 oz. broccoli florets (about 2 small crowns) – 3/4 lb. orecchiette pasta – 1 Tbsp. olive oil – 16 oz. raw Italian sausage – 4 cloves garlic – 1/2 cup reserved pasta water – topping: grated parmesan cheese, olive oil, red pepper flakes, freshly cracked pepper, flaky sea salt

How to Make Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli

Prep broccoli

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Clean and trim broccoli, trimming florets to be a similar size.

Cook sausage

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add sausage to pan. Cook, breaking up with a spoon or spatula and cook until browned.

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 Cook broccoli

Add chopped broccoli and garlic to pan, tossing everything together. Cook until broccoli has softened.

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Toss pasta

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Add drained pasta to skillet, along with some of the reserved pasta water. Toss everything together, adding more pasta water if it seems dry.

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