Ingredients
- 2 tbl olive oil
- 1 lb italian sausage removed from casings
- salt & pepper
- 1 bunch broccoli tops
- 1 box orecchiette
- 1 shallot minced
- 4 cloves garlic sliced
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper
- parmesan cheese
Instructions
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cook sausage in olive oil, breaking up pieces until browned, about 10 minutes
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remove sausage and reserve pan
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cook broccoli in boiling salted water for 3 minutes until bright green
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remove and drain under cold running water and drain again
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chop broccoli into bite sized pieces
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cook orecchiette in broccoli water
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saute shallots and garlic in reserved pan and add hot pepper flakes
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add broccoli and salt & pepper and cook 4-5 minutes
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add sausage to pan
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drain orecchiette and reserve some pasta water
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add pasta and reserved water to pan and stir to combine
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serve with freshly grated parmesan cheese
Recipe Notes
this recipe can easily be stretched be adding more pasta. I used half sweet-half hot sausage.
