Broccoli Pasta with Sausage (Orecchiette con broccoli)

Broccoli pasta with sausage made with dome-shaped orecchiette or another pasta shape of your choice. A super tasty 25-minute pasta recipe.

📝 Ingredients

• 200 g dried orecchiette (or other short pasta of choice) ((Note 1))
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 1 red chilli (finely chopped (Note 2))
• 200 g high-quality Italian sausages (skins removed and chopped into small 2cm or 1/2 inch pieces (Note 3))
• 200 g broccoli (roughly chopped into small bite-sized pieces (Note 4))
• 125 ml chicken stock ((Note 5))
• 15 g butter (room temperature)
• Freshly ground black pepper (to serve )
• Freshly grated Parmesan (to serve)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Bring a medium to large pan of generously salted water to boil, add the pasta and simmer until al dente. This normally takes 10-12 minutes. (Note 6)
2. 2Meanwhile, set a large frying pan to a medium heat, add the olive oil and sauté the garlic and chilli for 1-2 minutes.
3. 3Add the chopped sausage and fry for a few more minutes until cooked.
4. 4Add the broccoli and fry for 2 minutes.
5. 5Pour the chicken stock into the pan and leave to simmer on a medium to high heat until the broccoli is tender and stock has evaporated.
6. 6At this point, the pasta should be al dente. Reserve a cup of the pasta water before you drain it with a colander.
7. 7Add the cooked pasta to the broccoli / broccolini and sausage mixture and mix and stir in the butter.
8. 8Add the reserved pasta water a tablespoon at a time if required to moisten the pasta.
9. 9Serve with freshly ground black pepper and freshly grated Parmesan.