April 28, 2025
URL: https://www.birdseye.com/recipes/lunch/italian-sausage-and-broccoli-pasta-10261
- Prep time 30 minutes
- Total time 30 minutes
- Servings 6
Ingredients
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1 pound orecchiette or shell pasta, uncooked
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1 bag (10.8 oz each) Birds Eye® Steamfresh Broccoli Florets
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 pound Italian pork sausage links, casings removed
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3 small cloves garlic, finely chopped
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1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Nutrition Information
607 calories, 68g carbs
Directions
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Step one
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions. Just before draining pasta, ladle out 2 cups of pasta water into a heat-proof glass measuring cup. Drain pasta.
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Step two
While pasta is cooking, microwave broccoli according to package directions. Pour broccoli out onto a large cutting board and chop it into small pieces.
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Step three
Heat large skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and Italian sausage to skillet and cook until sausage is browned and starting to get crispy, about 6 minutes, stirring to break up the large pieces. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until garlic is softened, about a minute.
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Step four
Pour in reserved pasta cooking liquid and scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and add Parmesan a few tablespoons at a time, stirring constantly.
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Step five
Stir in pasta, broccoli and butter until butter is melted and sauce coats the pasta. Garnish Italian sausage and broccoli pasta with additional cheese, if desired and serve.