About
Dressy Pasta raises the fashion standards of whatever room it is served in: it might just be time to put on your Sunday best before you dive into this dish! This elegant yet rustic meal has bowties to spare - tender bowtie pasta that is, which adds a dressed-up touch to the garden-fresh broccoli, the meaty, savory sausage, and the bright, summery sun-dried tomatoes in each bite. Suited up in a luscious and gorgeous cream sauce, Dressy Pasta tastes like the highest of formal occasions, but it only needs 30 minutes to get ready! Dressing up never felt so fun!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound mild Italian pork sausage, casing removed
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 pound bowtie pasta
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 cups small broccoli florets
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained of oil and julienned
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, plus more for serving, grated
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- red chili flakes, optional, to taste, and for serving
Directions
Step 1 -Heat a large pot over medium heat.
Step 2 -Add the olive oil and the sausage to the pot and cook, breaking into small pieces, until golden brown and no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
Step 3 -With a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked sausage to a plate and set aside.
Step 4 -Lower the heat to medium and add the garlic to the same pot. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Step 5 -Add the pasta, the broth, the water, the oregano, the salt, and the pepper to the garlic and bring to a simmer.
Step 6 -Lower the heat to medium or medium-low to keep the pasta mixture simmering, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
Step 7 -Stir the broccoli into the pasta mixture.
Step 8 -Cover the pot and cook until the pasta and broccoli are just tender, stirring halfway through, about 5 minutes.
Step 9 -Uncover the pot and add the sun-dried tomatoes, the heavy cream, and the cooked sausage.
Step 10 -Cook the pasta and sausage mixture until heated through, about 1 minute.
Step 11 -Transfer the pasta and sausage mixture from the heat and stir in the parmesan cheese and the lemon juice.
Step 12 -Serve topped with more of the parmesan and the red chili flakes.
