- Main
- Pork
- Italian
- Stovetop
Ingredients
For the chili breadcrumbs
- 3 tbsp
olive oil
- 1 cup
panko or coarse dry breadcrumbs
- 1 clove
garlic, finely grated or minced
- 1/4 tsp
red chili flakes
salt, to taste
For the pasta
salt, for the pasta water
- 1 lb
orecchiette
- 1 lb
broccoli, cut into small florets, stems peeled and sliced
- 2 tbsp
olive oil
- 1 lb
hot Italian sausage, casings removed
- 4 cloves
garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp
red chili flakes
- 1/2 cup
grated Parmesan
- 1
lemon, zested, cut into wedges for serving (optional)
Contains milk (grated Parmesan) and wheat (orecchiette).
Not checked: panko or coarse dry breadcrumbs.
AI didn’t find a diet this fits, going by the ingredients (not checked).
Steps
- Step 1
Heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the breadcrumbs and cook, stirring often, until golden and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the minced garlic, 1/4 tsp chili flakes and a pinch of salt and cook 30 seconds more, then scrape the crumbs onto a plate to cool. Wipe the skillet out.
6 min
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup panko or coarse dry breadcrumbs
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 tsp red chili flakes
- salt
- Step 2
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously (about 1 tbsp). Add the orecchiette and cook, stirring now and then, until 2 minutes short of the package time.
10 min
- salt
- 1 lb orecchiette
- Step 3
Add the broccoli to the pot with the pasta and cook together for the last 2 to 3 minutes, until the broccoli is tender and the pasta is al dente. Scoop out 1 1/2 cups of the cooking water, then drain the pasta and broccoli.
3 min
- 1 lb broccoli
- Step 4
While the pasta cooks, heat 2 tbsp olive oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and break it into bite-size pieces with a wooden spoon. Cook without stirring much until browned underneath, then stir and cook until no pink remains, 6 to 8 minutes.
8 min
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb hot Italian sausage
- Step 5
Lower the heat to medium, add the sliced garlic and 1/2 tsp chili flakes, and cook until the garlic is fragrant and just golden, about 1 minute.
1 min
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes
- Step 6
Add the drained pasta and broccoli to the skillet along with 1 cup of the reserved pasta water and the Parmesan. Toss over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes until a light glossy sauce coats everything, adding more pasta water a splash at a time if it looks dry. Taste and add salt if needed.
2 min
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- Step 7
Serve in bowls, showered with the chili breadcrumbs and the lemon zest, with lemon wedges alongside.
- 1 lemon
Where it’s from
Written by AI from an idea
Version 1, saved Oct 4, 2026