Pasta with Sausage and Broccolini

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Pasta with Sausage and Broccolini

This sausage and broccolini pasta is a quick and easy dinner ready in under 30 minutes! Sausage, broccolini, and a hint of lemon. Light but so satisfying!

Prep Time5

Cook Time35

Total Time40

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: broccolini, garlic, Italian sausage, lemon, pasta

Servings: servings

Calories: 567kcal

Author: Elise Shivamber

Ingredients

4 ounces Pasta
6 ounces Pork or chicken Italian sausage casings removed, (about 2 links)
8 ounces Broccolini chopped into ½” chunks
1 cup Beef broth
½ Lemon the juice of
⅓ cup Pasta water
2 Garlic cloves minced
½ teaspoon Red pepper flakes omit if using spicy Italian sausage
½ teaspoon Garlic salt
½ teaspoon Pepper
Parmesan cheese or pecorino romano (optional)

Instructions

Bring a pot of water to boil and add salt. Add pasta and cook until al dente (typically 2-3 minutes less than recommended on the box). Reserve ⅓ cup of pasta water and drain.
4 ounces Pasta
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage in crumbles and cook. Break the pieces with a wooden spoon and let brown (about 5-7 minutes).
6 ounces Pork or chicken Italian sausage
Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the broccolini, beef broth, minced garlic, garlic salt and pepper to the skillet. Let simmer for 3-5 minutes, until the broth thickens and forms a sauce and the broccolini is tender.
8 ounces Broccolini, 1 cup Beef broth, 2 Garlic cloves, ½ teaspoon Garlic salt, ½ teaspoon Pepper
Stir in pasta, lemon juice, red pepper flakes and pasta water. Let the pasta continue to cook, stirring until the pasta is fully coated in the sauce.
½ Lemon, ½ teaspoon Red pepper flakes, ⅓ cup Pasta water
Add more salt and pepper if desired.
Serve and top with parmesan or pecorino romano (optional).
Parmesan cheese or pecorino romano

Notes

Pork or chicken Italian sausage - Sweet Italian sausage works well for this recipe. You can also use spicy if you want an extra kick, but omit the red pepper flakes if doing this. Make sure to remove the casings from the sausage. Turkey sausage could work as well.

Broccolini - Broccolini is a type of broccoli with long tender stems. If you can’t find broccolini, you can substitute broccoli or baby broccoli. Chop it up into bite size pieces. More on that in a minute!

Beef broth - Helps to add extra flavor to this sauce. You can use your favorite brand. You can also use vegetable broth or chicken broth in its place.

Red pepper flakes - Omit this if using spicy Italian sausage.

Parmesan cheese or pecorino romano - Adding cheese to this pasta is optional, but it does give a little extra creaminess and flavor to this dish.

Pasta - Use your favorite pasta shape. For this pasta, I like Rotini, Penne, or going wild and finding whatever fun shapes I can find! (Like this Gemelli!)

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