orecchiette with sausage and broccoli

Name: Orecchiette With Sausage and Broccoli
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 10 ounce(s) orecchiette pasta; 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 1 small onion, minced; 2 clove(s) garlic, minced; 1 small crown of broccoli, chopped, including stem diced; 2-4 - sausage links, such as chicken sausage, chicken-garlic sausage, chicken-spinach-feta sausage, cut into small pieces; 1 cup(s) chicken stock; 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream; 1/2 cup(s) good grated cheese such as Romano or Parm-Reggiano; - fresh ground pepper and (optional) sprinkle of dried pepper flakes

(3 ratings)

Bowls of Orecchiette With Sausage and Broccoli.

review

Blue Ribbon Recipe by

Jennifer Chaiken

@NurseJen

Jobstown, NJ

Orecchiette are little bowl-shaped pasta "ears" that hold creamy sauces very well. For this, I used a chicken-garlic-spinach sausage. You can use any kind, really.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Orecchiette pasta and sausage are the stars of this meal. There's also onion and garlic that give a good base of flavor. Instead of a heavy sauce, there's a thin cream and cheese sauce that's just enough to coat the pasta, sausage, and broccoli and add a nice flavor. This is a hearty pasta dinner that can quickly be whipped up.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew

(3 ratings)

prep time 10 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Saute

Ingredients For orecchiette with sausage and broccoli

10 oz

orecchiette pasta
2 Tbsp

olive oil
1 sm

onion, minced
2 clove

garlic, minced
1 sm

crown of broccoli, chopped, including stem diced
2-4

sausage links, such as chicken sausage, chicken-garlic sausage, chicken-spinach-feta sausage, cut into small pieces
1 c

chicken stock
1/2 c

heavy cream
1/2 c

good grated cheese such as Romano or Parm-Reggiano
fresh ground pepper and (optional) sprinkle of dried pepper flakes

How To Make orecchiette with sausage and broccoli

Test Kitchen Tips

We used a 12 oz package of chicken sausage.

1
Cook pasta according to directions.

2
In a medium saute pan, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onions are translucent. Add broccoli and saute for 3-4 minutes, until it just starts to soften.
3
Add sausage and saute for 3 min. When skins start to curl a bit...
4
Add broth and bring to a boil for 10 min.
5
Add cream.
6
Then add pasta and turn the heat to low. Simmer for 5 min.
7
Add cheese and stir well. Add pepper and pepper flakes, if desired.
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