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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

  • 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 1/4 cup of the pasta water.
  • 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.
  • In the same skillet, sauté the garlic slices over medium heat until lightly browned. Remove from skillet and set aside with sausage.
  • 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.