Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 1 pound Orecchiette pasta ((can use gluten free option too))
  • Water (to boil pasta )
  • 1 tbsp Salt ((for boiling pasta))
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil ((we used Mie Radici's Nocellara Organic Reserve EVOO))
  • 1 pound Ground Italian chicken sausage (casings removed (can also use Italian pork sausage mild or hot) )
  • 1 Onion (peeled, cut in half and sliced )
  • 3 cloves Garlic (peeled and sliced)
  • 1 tsp Italian Seasoning ((we used Mie Radici Sicilian Spice Blend))
  • 1.5 cups Broccoli (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup White wine (dry)
  • 1/2 cup Chicken broth (gluten free)
  • 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes ( or per desired heat level)
  • 2 tbsp Lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (optional garnish (if dairy sensitive can use nutritional yeast as a sprinkle on top))

Instruction

  • In a large pot bring water and salt to a boil. Add Orecchiette noodles and cook according to package instructions but remove a little before aldente as the noodles will cook again in the pan with the additions. (We cooked our noodles for around 11 minutes for regular orecchiette noodles but only for 5 minutes using gluten free orecchiette.) Drain, set aside.
  • In the meantime, add a little olive oil to a large frying pan and your chicken sausage. Cook for for about 7 minutes or until no longer pink. Add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes and Italian seasoning and sauté until aromatic. Remove sausage from pan and set aside to keep warm. DO NOT WASH PAN.
  • Add white wine and chicken broth to the pan and scrape the bottom of the pan to remove all the delicious bits of sausage. Add your chopped broccoli, cover and Cook for about 2 minutes or until the broccoli is fork tender and bright green. Remove the lid add your “Almost Aldente” Orecchiette pasta, salt and pepper to taste and parmesan cheese and toss for about 2-3 minutes or until the liquid has reduced slightly and pasta is creamy. Drizzle a little fresh lemon juice and EVOO to serve and toss.
  • Garnish with parmesan if desired and enjoy.