3! 2! 1! Lift off to a galaxy of delicious flavors! Out-of-This-World Orecchiette Pasta orbits around the orecchiette, the delicately shaped and tender pasta which absorbs so much succulent chicken flavor from the broth in which it cooks. But that’s not all to be found in this cosmos of taste! Leafy, garden-fresh arugula, spicy Italian sausage, and sharp parmesan create scrumptious nebulas that will leave your tastebuds in awe! It’s not called Out-of-This-World Orecchiette Pasta for nothing!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- salt, to taste
- 8 ounces spicy Italian sausages, casings removed
- 3 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 1 1/4 cups orecchiette pasta, plus more, to taste
- 1/2 cup arugula, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
Directions
Step 1 –Heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat.
Step 2 –Add the onion and the salt to the skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes.
Step 3 –Add the sausage to the onion and cook until browned, about 5-7 minutes.
Step 4 –Add 1 1/2 cups of the chicken broth to the sausage mixture and bring to a boil, while scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the pan using a wooden spoon.
Step 5 –Add the pasta and the remaining broth to the sausage mixture and simmer until the pasta is cooked through and most of the broth is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
Step 6 –Add the arugula to the sausage/pasta mixture and stir until the arugula wilts.
Step 7 –Sprinkle the pasta with the cheese.
Step 8 –Serve.
