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Orecchiette with Broccoli and Sausage

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Orecchiette pasta
  • 1 head broccoli
  • 4 links Italian sausage
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano freshly grated
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
  • a pinch Gops seasoning link below

Instructions
 

  • Bring a big pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
  • Wash and dry the broccoli, and cut the heads away from the stem of the broccoli.
  • Place the broccoli into the boiling water and cook for about 5 minutes, remove the broccoli and set aside.
  • In a skillet over medium-high heat add olive oil and minced garlic, sauté for 1 minute and add the broccoli.
  • Sauté the broccoli for 2-3 minutes, remove the broccoli from the pan and set aside.
  • Remove the sausage from the casings and place the sausage into the skillet and sautè to cook thoroughly.
  • Once the sausage is cooked, add the white wine and let the wine evaporate.
  • In the same pot of water that you cooked the broccoli in add the orecchiette and cook until al dente. Save some of the water from cooking.
  • Add the broccoli to the skillet with the sausage.
  • Then add the orecchiette into the skillet with the sausage and broccoli, sauté together and add a pinch of Gops seasoning.
  • Add the Pecorino Romano and add a bit of the water from the pasta to loosen up the sauce.