Sausage Orrichette with Broccolini

Name: Sausage Orrichette with Broccolini
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb sausage; 1.5 lb broccolini, rinsed and trimmed; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 Tbsp red pepper flakes; 1/4-1/2 cup olive oil; 1 lb orrichette pasta; 2 Tbsp butter; 1/2 cup shredded parmasan

Lance Wilson @lance_wilson

Nyack, NY

Fast. Savory. Easy on a weeknight. Sausage is browned first, followed by sautéing Broccolini in pan with garlic and red pepper which deglazes the pan. Tossed with the Orrichette and a little butter and parmasan for richness.

Lance Wilson @lance_wilson

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Ingredients

1 lbsausage
1.5 lbbroccolini, rinsed and trimmed
6 clovesgarlic, minced
1/2 Tbspred pepper flakes
1/4-1/2 cupolive oil
1 lborrichette pasta
2 Tbspbutter
1/2 cupshredded parmasan

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Steps

1

Preheat a skillet on medium heat with 2 Tbsp oil and place the sausage in the pan and cover. Cook until sausage is browned ~10 min.
2

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil
3

Remove the sausage and add 3-4 Tbsp more oil. Place the broccolini in the hot pan followed by garlic and chile flakes. Season with salt and cover to let the veggies sautee.
4

When the broccolini is tender, slice and add the sausage and reserved juices to the pan. Taste for salt. Keep warm until ready to assemble.
5

Cook the pasta according to the package
6

Drain the pasta reserving 1/3 cups pasta water. Add the pasta back to the pot and add the pasta water and butter.
7

Add the sausage mixture and parmasan and toss.
8

Taste for salt and if the pasta feels dry add more olive oil. Plate.