Sausage and Broccolini Orecchiette

🥘 Ingredients

• baby broccoli
  8 oz
• black pepper
  1 pinch
• chili flakes
  1 pinch
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• orecchiette pasta
  8 oz
• parmesan cheese
  2 tbsp
• pesto
  4 oz
• salt
  1 pinch
• sweet italian pork sausage
  10 oz

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• strainer
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Trim and discard the bottom inch from the baby broccoli , then cut into 1-inch pieces. Remove the sweet italian pork sausage from the casings.

   baby broccoli: 8 oz, sweet italian pork sausage: 10 oz
2. 2

   Add the orecchiette pasta to the boiling water and cook ⏱️ 9 minutes until al dente. Drain using a strainer , reserving ½ cup pasta water.

   orecchiette pasta: 8 oz
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the baby broccoli and cook, tossing ⏱️ 5 minutes until tender. Season with salt and black pepper . Remove from the pan and set aside.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, salt: 1 pinch, black pepper: 1 pinch
4. 

   4

   Heat another drizzle of olive oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up the meat into pieces ⏱️ 4 minutes until browned and cooked through. Add a pinch of chili flakes to the pan and cook ⏱️ 30 seconds more.

   chili flakes: 1 pinch
5. 5

   Add the pasta, baby broccoli, parmesan cheese , reserved pasta water, and ¼ cup pesto to the pan and toss to combine. Cook, tossing ⏱️ 1 minutes until a sauce has formed. Season with salt and pepper. Enjoy!

   parmesan cheese: 2 tbsp, pesto: 4 oz