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Orecchiette Pasta with Sausage and Parmesan

November 27, 2013 By Shannah Coe 10 Comments

I love pasta.  Who doesn’t right?  It can be used in anything from a side dish or become a star in a main course.  I tend to skip the more traditional pasta in red sauce dishes though and look for ones that get most of their flavor from simple ingredients.  When I made orecchiette pasta with sausage and Parmesan, the freshness of the ingredients were where the dish got almost all of the flavor.  Yummy!

Orecchiette with Sausage and Parmesan
Orecchiette means small ear (from orecchio {ear} and etoo {small}) and, if you look at the pasta, it does resemble a little ear. If you can’t find orecchiette pasta, a shell shaped pasta will fill in fine.Ear Pasta with Label_wm
What You’ll Need:
1 box (16 oz) of orecchiette pasta
1 lb of ground Italian sausage
5 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
1 cup of chopped broccolini
salt
fresh ground black pepper
fresh parmesan cheese

Let’s Make It:
1)  Heat a large pot of water over high heat and bring to boil.  Generously salt the water {salty as the sea} and cook the pasta according to directions on the box.  Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup of the pasta water.

2)  In a large skillet, brown the Italian sausage, breaking up with a spoon while it cooks.  Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.  Do not drain the sausage drippings.

3)  In the same skillet, saute the garlic slices over medium heat until lightly browned.  Remove from skillet and set aside with sausage.

4)  Add broccolini to the pan and saute for 5 minutes over medium heat.  Season with salt and pepper.  Add pasta, reserved pasta water, sausage and garlic to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.  Transfer to serving bowl and top with shaved Parmesan and fresh ground black pepper.
As you can tell, this recipe is super simple but relies on fresh ingredients to give it flavor.  So, it is really important to use a good quality Parmesan {no green can}.

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Orecchiette with Sausage and Parmesan

Orecchiette with Sausage and Parmesan

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What is your favorite pasta recipe?  Do you prefer a lot of sauce or more simple dishes?

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Orecchiette Pasta with Sausage and Parmesan
 
Ingredients
  • 1 box (16 oz) of orecchiette pasta
  • 1 lb of ground Italian sausage
  • 5 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup of chopped broccolini
  • salt
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • fresh parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Heat a large pot of water over high heat and bring to boil. Generously salt the water {salty as the sea} and cook pasta according to directions on the box. Drain pasta, reserving ¼ cup of the pasta water.
  2. In a large skillet, brown the Italian sausage, breaking up with a spoon while it cooks. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside. Do not drain the sausage drippings.
  3. In the same skillet, sauté the garlic slices over medium heat until lightly browned. Remove from skillet and set aside with sausage.
  4. Add broccolini to the pan and sauté for 5 minutes over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper. Add pasta, reserved pasta water, sausage and garlic to the pan and cook for 5 minutes. Transfer to serving bowl and top with shaved parmesan.
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  1. Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says

    December 4, 2013 at 8:15 am

    I love orecchiette! (That’s so hard to spell!) This looks like a delicious dinner! Pinning!
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  2. Beth @ The First Year Blog says

    December 4, 2013 at 9:04 am

    Hi Shannah! Coming over from DBB, pinned it!
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  3. christine says

    December 4, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    Seeing this recipe just made me smile. So reminiscent of growing up. I come from a very Italian family and this was a staple, the only difference is we use rapini (broccoli rabe) Thanks for a bit of nostalgia 🙂
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    • Shannah Coe says

      December 4, 2013 at 8:43 pm

      Thanks so much! It is funny because I actually wanted broccoli rabe but they were sold out in the store so I settled for the broccolini. Hope I did your childhood recipe justice 🙂

      Reply
  4. Britni says

    December 4, 2013 at 9:49 pm

    Oh I am so hungry now and I haven’t been all day! Orecchiette pasta is my favorite (and very tough to spell btw), definitely pinning this to try sometime soon.
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  5. DesignedByBH says

    December 5, 2013 at 3:11 am

    This looks FABULOUS! My husband hates it when I say that because it used to be my go-to word, so now I reserve it for when something is really deserving..and this is!
    Thank you so much for sharing on the Daily Blog Boost today! Pinning!

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    • Shannah Coe says

      December 5, 2013 at 9:53 am

      Aww thanks for breaking out the special word for me 😉 I use fabulous all the time too.

      Reply
  6. Alison says

    December 5, 2013 at 3:11 am

    I make a version of this, but add toasted Italian bread crumbs- you toss them with olive oil in a pan until they begin to brown. The texture it adds to the dish is absolutely wonderful- always a crowd pleaser! Thanks for your post, it reminds me I haven’t made this in a while!

    Cheers!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      December 5, 2013 at 9:47 am

      Oh the addition of the bread crumbs sounds like it would be delicious. Thanks for sharing that idea.

      Reply

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