Fabio's Kitchen: Season 3 Episode 25, "Sausage & Broccoli Orecchiette"

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat, while pork sausage is often more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor, while pecorino is often less expensive.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta.

Add orecchiette pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package instructions.

In a separate pan, heat olive oil over high heat.

Add minced garlic and sliced onion to the pan and sauté until caramelized.

Add broccoli to the pan and cook for about 1 minute.

Add Italian sausage to the pan, breaking it apart with a spoon; cook until browned.

Add pine nuts to the pan and mix with the sausage and broccoli.

Pour in reduced beef stock to enhance flavor; cook for a few minutes to combine flavors.

Once the pasta is cooked, drain it using a perforated lid.

Transfer the drained pasta to the pan with the sausage and broccoli mixture.

Toss everything together in the pan, adding parmesan cheese to the mix.

Serve hot with additional parmesan cheese on top.

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