Quick Pasta Dinner Ideas Orecchiette With Sausage And Broccoli Rabe Recipe

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Turkey sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative with a cheesy flavor.

Start with broccoli rabe florets; set aside leaves for other uses.

Blanch broccoli rabe in boiling salted water for 30 seconds to 1 minute, then shock in an ice bath.

Dry the blanched broccoli rabe on a dish towel.

In a sauté pan, melt 3/4 cup of butter and add 1 tablespoon of water to emulsify.

Gradually add remaining butter, whisking over medium heat without boiling.

Season the sauce with 1 teaspoon of salt, black pepper, and granulated garlic, and a little Aleppo pepper for heat.

Cook sweet sausage in the oven until browned and cooked through.

Thinly slice 4 garlic cloves and sauté in olive oil over medium-low heat until lightly browned.

Add the blanched broccoli rabe and sliced sausage to the garlic oil, tossing to combine.

Cook orecchiette in salted water until al dente, then drain without rinsing.

Combine the pasta with the butter sauce, broccoli rabe, sausage, and garlic, tossing to coat.

Plate the pasta and grate pecorino romano cheese over the top.

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