Name: Orecchiette with Sausage & Broccoli
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes, optional; 340 g Orecchiette; 3 cloves Garlic, minced; small handful Parsley, chopped, optional garnish; 450 g Sausage, Italian-style or preferred sausage meat; Salt, to taste; Black Pepper, to taste; Parmesan, grated, optional, to serve; 2 cups Broccoli, cut into florets; 3 tbsp Olive Oil

Method

10 mins prep20 mins cook30 mins total

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook orecchiette until al dente.
In the last 3 minutes of pasta cooking, add broccoli florets to the same pan.
Reserve a mug of pasta water, then drain pasta and broccoli.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
Add sausage meat and cook, breaking it up, until browned and cooked through.
Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes, then cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add drained orecchiette and broccoli to the sausage pan and toss well.
Add a splash of reserved pasta water as needed to loosen and coat.
Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
Serve hot with grated Parmesan and chopped parsley if using.