Recipe: Little Ears Pasta with Italian Pork Sausage, Baby Broccoli, and PestoDescription: A quick and easy dinner featuring orecchiette pasta tossed with baby broccoli, sweet Italian sausage, and a flavorful basil pesto.Serves: 4 people Total Time: 30Difficulty: Easy to follow Ingredients needed: 340 g orecchiette pasta, 2 tablespoon olive oil, 300 g italian pork sausage, 200 g baby broccoli, 0.5 cup basil pesto, 0.5 teaspoon salt, 0.25 teaspoon black pepper, 0.25 cup parmesan cheeseInstructions: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the orecchiette pasta and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove the sausage from its casing, crumble, and add it to the skillet. Cook until browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes. Add the baby broccoli to the skillet with the sausage and sauté for 3-4 minutes until tender. Drain the cooked pasta, reserving 0.5 cup of the pasta water. Add the pasta to the skillet with the sausage and broccoli. Stir in the basil pesto and enough reserved pasta water to create a light sauce that coats the pasta. Season with salt and black pepper to taste and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.Perfect for: Meal planning, weekly preparation, home cooking Tags: Italian, Pasta, Quick, DinnerThis Little Ears Pasta with Italian Pork Sausage, Baby Broccoli, and Pesto recipe is designed for easy meal planning and preparation. It serves 4 people and can be made in 30 minutes. Great for weekly meal prep and family dinners.
Italian
Pasta
Quick
Dinner

Little Ears Pasta with Italian Pork Sausage, Baby Broccoli, and Pesto

A quick and easy dinner featuring orecchiette pasta tossed with baby broccoli, sweet Italian sausage, and a flavorful basil pesto.

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Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: 4
September 14, 2025
Little Ears Pasta with Italian Pork Sausage, Baby Broccoli, and Pesto - delicious recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
0.7 poundsorecchiette pasta
2 tablespoonsolive oil
0.7 poundsitalian pork sausage
0.4 poundsbaby broccoli

chopped

0.5 cupsbasil pesto
0.5 teaspoonssalt
0.25 teaspoonsblack pepper
0.25 cupsparmesan cheese

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Instructions
Follow these steps to create your dish
1

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the orecchiette pasta and cook according to package instructions until al dente.

2

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Remove the sausage from its casing, crumble, and add it to the skillet. Cook until browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.

3

Add the baby broccoli to the skillet with the sausage and sauté for 3-4 minutes until tender.

4

Drain the cooked pasta, reserving 0.5 cup of the pasta water. Add the pasta to the skillet with the sausage and broccoli.

5

Stir in the basil pesto and enough reserved pasta water to create a light sauce that coats the pasta.

6

Season with salt and black pepper to taste and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Approximate values based on ingredients
742
Calories
38.6g
Fat
67.8g
Carbs
33.3g
Protein
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