Pasta Swirls and Sauce

🥘 Ingredients

• almonds
  ¼ cup
• baby broccoli
  8 oz
• garlic
  2 cloves
• gemelli pasta
  8 oz
• lemon
  1 unit
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• oregano
  1 bunch
• parmesan cheese
  1 oz
• sweet italian pork sausage
  8 oz

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Trim woody bottom ends from baby broccoli , then cut into 1-inch pieces. Roughly chop garlic . Pick oregano leaves from stems; discard stems. Zest lemon until you have 1 tsp zest, then cut into halves. Remove sweet italian pork sausage from casing.

   baby broccoli: 8 oz, garlic: 2 cloves, oregano: 1 bunch, lemon: 1 unit, sweet italian pork sausage: 8 oz
2. 

   2

   Once water is boiling, add gemelli pasta to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente ⏱️ 10 minutes total. About ⏱️ 4 minutes before gemelli is done, add baby broccoli to pot. Gemelli should be chewy on the outside but dry in the center at this point. Cook until baby broccoli is tender and gemelli is done ⏱️ 4 minutes , then drain.

   gemelli pasta: 8 oz
3. 

   3

   While pasta cooks, place almonds , oregano, and garlic on your cutting board in a pile and finely chop until the mixture has a pesto-like texture. It is OK if the almonds are somewhat coarse.

   almonds: ¼ cup
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, breaking up meat into pieces. Cook, tossing occasionally, until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 5 minutes . Remove from pan and set aside.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Reduce heat under pan to medium low. Add gremolata. Cook, tossing, until almonds begin to turn golden brown ⏱️ 4 minutes . Season with salt and pepper.
6. 

   6

   Add sausage, baby broccoli, gemelli, lemon zest, and half the parmesan cheese to pan, tossing to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in a drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze or two of lemon juice to taste. Divide between bowls, sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese, and serve.

   parmesan cheese: 1 oz