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"Little Ears" Pasta

"Little Ears" Pasta

with Italian Pork Sausage, Broccoli, and Pesto

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The backbone of this quick and easy dinner is orecchiette—a round-shaped pasta named for the “little ears” they resemble. It’s traditionally associated with Apulia, the southern Italian region from which we drew our inspiration for this recipe. The pasta is tossed with bites of broccoli and sweet sausage, then given a coating of basil-packed pesto and Parmesan cheese.

Tags:SpicyDinner Ideas
Allergens:WheatMilk

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time25 minutes
Cooking difficultyEasy
Ingredients
serving amount
2
4
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serving amount
2
4

8 ounce

Broccoli Florets

9 ounce

Sweet Italian Pork Sausage

6 ounce

Orecchiette Pasta

(ContainsWheat)

1 teaspoon

Chili Flakes

2 ounce

Pesto

(ContainsMilk)

¼ cup

Parmesan Cheese

(ContainsMilk)

Not included in your delivery

2 teaspoon

Olive Oil

Kosher Salt

Pepper

Nutrition Values/ per serving
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/ per serving
Energy (kJ)4100 kJ
Calories980 kcal
Fat58 g
Saturated Fat17 g
Carbohydrate78 g
Sugar5 g
Dietary Fiber7 g
Protein38 g
Cholesterol100 mg
Sodium1300 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Utensils
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Large Pot
Strainer
Large Pan
Instructionsarrow up iconarrow up icon
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1

Wash and dry all produce. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cut any large broccoli florets into bite-size pieces. Remove sausage from casings.

2

Once water is boiling, add orecchiette to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-12 minutes. Carefully scoop out and reserve ¼ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.

3

Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add broccoli and 2 tsp water. Cover and steam 3 minutes. Uncover and increase heat to medium high. Cook, tossing occasionally, until browned and tender, 3-6 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from pan and set aside.

4

Heat another drizzle of olive oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, breaking up meat into pieces. Cook until crisp at edges and no longer pink, 4-5 minutes. Add a pinch of chili flakes (to taste) and cook another 30 seconds.

5

Add orecchiette, broccoli, pesto, pasta cooking water, and half the Parmesan to pan. Toss until everything is well coated and a thick sauce has formed, 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

6

Divide orecchiette mixture between plates. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and serve.