Sausage broccolini  Orecchiette

This  classic Sausage Broccolini pasta recipe is made with orecchiette  ‘little ear” pasta. You can use different shapes of pasta in this recipe you can without changing the flavor much, but “little ears” is my  family’s favorite.

Traditional the recipe uses broccolini rapi, the Italian broccoli, it tastes similar with  more bite and  bitterness.

If broccoli is all you have then use broccoli, but this might be one of those recipes where you make a trip to Trader Joe’s and buy broccolini rapi.

This recipe is quick, easy and like most of my recipes customizable to fit your lifestyle and diet, it can be on your table in 30 minutes and  become one of your family’s favorite too.

  Customize Sausage Broccolini Orecchiette

This Sausage Broccolini  orecchiette Pasta recipe works well with chicken and  shrimp too.

If you use shrimp saute them 3 minutes per side them remove them from the pan to prevent overcooking, adding them back in at the end just to heat through.

And of course you can use regular broccoli or spinach if that’s what fits your taste .

If you keep following  along pretty soon you wouldn’t be looking at recipes as often, you’ll be able to add and subtract ingredients to fit your lifestyle and taste.

Whatever ingredients you use keep it simple and fresh, and remember when sauteing large quantities  the saute pan needs to be deep enough to hold the ingredients. one pan of this size is all you need. This is the one pan I use from Amazon , it’s the prefect size for one pan cooking and not too expensive.

One more good thing about this recipe, it stay’s fresh in the fridge for 2 to 3 days, for quick meal reheats and it’s freezer friendly for ready made meals.

Let me know if you made this recipe. Please leave me a  comment and don’t forget to tag me on Instagram, I love  hearing from you !!!!