Broccoli Sausage Pasta: It's QUICK & EASY!

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Chicken sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Cut Italian sausage into pieces.

Heat olive oil in a skillet until hot.

Add sausage pieces to the skillet and cook until crispy, flipping occasionally.

Add a half teaspoon of coarse sea salt to the sausage while cooking.

Once sausage is browned, remove from skillet and set aside.

Boil water in a large pot and add salt before adding pasta.

Add rigatoni pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions.

In the same skillet, add more olive oil if needed and add chopped broccoli florets.

Cook broccoli until tender, about 4-5 minutes, adding minced garlic and crushed red pepper flakes.

Combine the cooked pasta with the sausage and broccoli mixture in the skillet, tossing to combine.

Garnish with chopped parsley before serving.

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