This pasta dish is so easy and gives you a healthy portion of veggies, protein and of course carbs. It is a great weeknight meal. And what’s better yet, your kids will love it (just sub the spicy sausage for mild).
Broccolini and Sausage with Orecchiette Pasta
Ingredients
1lb Orecchiette pasta
2 Bunches broccolini
¼C Olive oil
2 Anchovy filets (optional)
13oz Hot Italian sausage, casings removed
3 Garlic cloves, minced
½t Red pepper flakes
Salt
Pepper
Freshly grated pecorino romano
Directions
Fill a large pot with water, salt and a drizzle with olive oil. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. Cook broccolini, about 5-7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer broccolini to a colander and let cool (save pot of water for cooking pasta). Chop broccolini into small pieces. Add pasta to the pot of water and cook about 12 minutes. Reserve pasta water.Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add anchovy filets to olive oil and cook until dissolved. Add sausage, red pepper flakes and season with salt, breaking up sausage into smaller pieces. Once sausage is cooked through add the chopped broccolini and garlic. Add about 1/4 cup of reserved pasta waster. Season with salt and pepper and sauté for an additional 2-3 minutes.
Add pasta to sauté pan and toss pasta, broccolini and sausage together and top with a generous amount of pecorino romano.
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