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One Pot Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli is a quick and easy meal mixing pasta with fresh broccoli, sweet Italian sausage, chickpeas, spices and parmesan cheese. This comes together in one pot, making clean-up super simple. 

ONE POT ORECCHIETTE WITH SAUSAGE AND BROCCOLI

I love sharing one pot meals with you guys because I know a lot of you appreciate them.

They are so easy to throw together and using one pot makes for minimal clean-up.

Today’s One Pot Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli is hearty, healthy and full of protein.

My favorite ear shaped pasta, orecchiette, is paired with sweet Italian sausage, broccoli, arugula, chickpeas, spices and topped with fresh parmesan cheese.

This meal is a huge hit in my house and makes for great leftovers throughout the week.

When I make this I can get it done in under 30 minutes.

What I like most with this dish is that it mixes together vegetables, beans and sausage, so it really can serve as a full meal. I like to pair mine with some crusty bread and a nice side salad.

Today’s One Pot Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli reminds me of a recipe that was a huge hit on my site, this One Pot Kale Broccoli Chickpea Orecchiette Pasta.

These dishes use pasta and pair them with vegetables, greens, a bean and in today’s case a meat.

You can easily leave the sausage out in this dish and create a vegetarian version using vegetable broth.

I also like the idea of adding whatever vegetables and fresh herbs you have on hand. Everything is better when it is loaded up with fresh produce.

If you haven’t made one pot pasta before I am telling you, you have to try it!

The beauty of it is that you literally cook everything in your pot.

You add enough broth so that the pasta simmers in the pot with the other ingredients to cook.

The broth mixed with the spices and the parmesan cheese create a nice, light sauce. Grab that crusty bread and make sure you soak it up.

Here are some other variations or additions that work well in this pasta:

• Add a different bean if you don’t want to use chickpeas. I like white beans a lot.

• A variety of vegetables works great in this pasta. I like to add zucchini, carrots and tomatoes.

• If you don’t have arugula on hand try whatever green you have. Spinach and kale work great.

• The parmesan cheese helps give the dish an earthy flavor and when melted and mixed with the broth creates a light, slightly creamy sauce. A lot of cheeses work in this dish though–try mozzarella or asiago.

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One Pot Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli

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One Pot Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli is a quick and easy meal mixing pasta with fresh broccoli, sweet Italian sausage, chickpeas, spices and parmesan cheese. This comes together in one pot, making clean-up super simple. 

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Ingredients

• 3 Tablespoons olive oil
•  1/2 cup of sweet onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 12 ounces of sweet Italian sausage, cut into rounds
• 8 oz. orecchiette pasta {use whole wheat pasta for a healthier dish}
• 3 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes – optional for spice
• 3 cups fresh arugula {or greens of your choice}
• 1 cup broccoli florets, chopped {or try broccoli rabe}
• 15 oz. can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste

Garnish:

• Extra parmesan cheese
• Freshly chopped parsley and basil
• Extra crushed red pepper

Instructions

In a large skillet heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant. Add the sausage and sauté for another 2-3 minutes. Add the orecchiette noodles, vegetable stock {or chicken stock}, basil, oregano and red chili flakes {optional}. Bring the pasta to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to a simmer for 4 minutes. Add the broccoli and give it a stir, cover the lid and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes.

Remove the lid add the chickpeas and stir. Allow the pasta to cook another 8 minutes with the lid off or until the pasta is tender. Add the arugula and stir until wilted.

Sprinkle with 1/2 cup fresh parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, basil and extra crushed red pepper flakes {for more spice}.

Serve the pasta warm with a side salad and crusty bread.

Notes

You can use whatever sausage you like in this dish. I like sweet Italian sausage but hot works great for a spicy dish.

Add a different bean if you don't want to use chickpeas. I like white beans a lot.

A variety of vegetables works great in this pasta. I like to add zucchini, carrots and tomatoes.

If you don't have arugula on hand try whatever green you have. Spinach and kale work great.

The parmesan cheese helps give the dish an earthy flavor and when melted and mixed with the broth creates a light, slightly creamy sauce. A lot of cheeses work in this dish though--try mozzarella or asiago.