30 Minute Sausage Broccolini Pasta Recipe
This delicious and flavorful sausage broccolini pasta dish can be ready in just 30 minutes! It is loaded with amazing Italian flavors and it is perfect for any age group.
Ingredients
- 2 bunches broccolini rinsed and coarse chopped
- 1 lb Orecchiette pasta ziti or penne
- 4 Italian sausage links sweet, mild or hot.
- ½ cup Onion thin sliced
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup Olive oil
- ½ cup Pasta water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt and pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water on the stove to boil for the pasta.
- Pour olive oil into a saute pan over medium heat and add the red pepper flakes.¼ cup Olive oil, ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Remove the casings from the sausages then add sausage to the pan and brown, making sure to break up the sausage.4 Italian sausage links
- Push sausage to one side of the pan then add the onions and saute for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.½ cup Onion
- Add your garlic and cook another 1 minutes4 cloves Garlic
- Once onions are cooked through and translucent, add the broccolini and cook until tender about 8-10 minutes.2 bunches broccolini
- Season with salt and pepper.1 teaspoon kosher salt and pepper
- Reduce heat to low.
- Cook the pasta until al dente according to the manufacturer's instructions.1 lb Orecchiette pasta
- When pasta is done reserve 1 cup of pasta water and then strain½ cup Pasta water
- Add pasta to the saute pan and mix pasta in with the broccolini mixture until combined adding reserved pasta water if it looks to dry.
- Plate your pasta and finish with a generous sprinkling of fresh parmesan cheese.½ cup Parmesan cheese
Nutrition
Calories: 3669kcalCarbohydrates: 380gProtein: 155gFat: 165gSaturated Fat: 61gPolyunsaturated Fat: 21gMonounsaturated Fat: 73gCholesterol: 374mgSodium: 4749mgPotassium: 2380mgFiber: 21gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 6674IUVitamin C: 331mgCalcium: 1071mgIron: 15mg
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