Chicken Sausage with Broccolini and Pasta

Hello! Welcome to Djalali Cooks. Today’s recipe is a one skillet dish that comes together really easily and pretty quickly. Chicken Sausage with Broccolini and Pasta features Italian-seasoned Chicken Sausage browned with onions and garlic, simmered with chicken broth, broccolini and small pasta topped with lemon zest and feta to create a velvety pasta dish, bursting with flavor. It’s a comforting and hearty meal, yet it’s light and fresh. Let’s get to it!

Ingredients

This recipe is adapted from a recipe in Better Homes and Gardens’ Noodle Magazine. I have a few stray mushrooms I am tossing in and I am substituting the orzo called for in the recipe with these cute Spaghetti-O style noodles called Annelli Siciliani. The other substitution I am making is to swap half of the Spicy Italian Sausage for Roasted Garlic Sausage. I had a couple sausages leftover from our Mediterranean Pizza last week, so those are going into this dish. My substitutions perfectly illustrate that you can play around a bit with dishes like this to use up what you have and make it your own.

Sausage and Onions

In a large skillet (I am using my braiser), over medium-high heat, drizzle about 1 tablespoon of olive oil and add the sliced sausage and onions (and I am tossing in my sliced rogue mushrooms). Stir occasionally and cook until the sausage is browned and the onions are soft.

Build the Chicken Sausage with Broccolini and Pasta

Then add the minced garlic and stir to combine. Sauté for about 30 seconds more and add the uncooked pasta to the mix. Stir to fully mix the pasta into the sausage and onions.

Now add the 2.5 cups of low-sodium chicken broth. Add 1/4 teaspoon of Kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and add the broccolini.

Cover and let the broccolini steam and the rest simmer for about 8 minutes.

Now uncover, and let the Chicken Sausage with Broccolini and Pasta simmer uncovered to reduce the broth, creating a sauce. The pasta will finish cooking during this uncovered simmer. Let this simmer uncovered until the broth is mostly absorbed and reduced. About 4-5 minutes more. Stir occasionally.

Finishing Touches

To finish the Chicken Sausage with Broccolini and Pasta, crumble in about 1/4 cup of feta and grate the zest of one lemon over the top, stir to combine.

Serve into wide shallow bowls and enjoy!

As I mentioned near the top, get creative with this one. Use whatever flavor chicken sausage you like or want to experiment with. Swap the orzo, or Spaghetti-O style noodles with another small pasta shape like shells or macaroni. The broccolini retains some of its snappy texture and the combination of sausage and chewy pasta is always delightful! The pasta really adds a lot flavor since it was cooked in the chicken broth with the onion, garlic and sausage flavors. The feta adds a little brininess and a rich, creamy bite. While the lemon zest brightens and lifts it all.

Do give this quick and easy one-skillet Chicken Sausage with Broccolini and Pasta a try, it’s really great! Take care and be well everyone! xo Kelly

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Chicken Sausage with Broccolini and Pasta

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Dinner, Main Course – American/Italian

By Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens – Serves: 4

Prep Time: 10 Minutes – Cooking Time: 20 Minutes – Total Time: ~30 Minutes

Italian Chicken Sausage with onions and garlic, simmered with chicken broth, broccolini and small pasta topped with lemon zest and feta.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. Olive Oil
• 6-8 oz. Cooked Chicken Sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1/2 cup Chopped Onion (about 1/4 of one large onion)
• 1 cup Dried Small Pasta, like Orzo
• 3 Cloves Garlic, minced
• 2.5 cups Low-Sodium Chicken Broth
• 1/4 tsp. Kosher Salt
• 1/4 tsp. Red Pepper Flakes, or 1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
• 1 lb. Broccolini, or 3 cups Broccoli Florets
• 1/4 cup Crumbled Feta
• Zest of 1 Lemon

Instructions

1

In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, drizzle about 1 tablespoon of olive oil and add the sliced sausage and onions. Stir occasionally and cook until the sausage is browned and the onions are soft.

2

Then add the minced garlic and stir to combine. Sauté for about 30 seconds more and add the uncooked pasta to the mix. Stir to fully mix the pasta into the sausage and onions.

3

Now add the 2.5 cups of low-sodium chicken broth. Add 1/4 teaspoon of Kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and add the broccolini.

4

Cover and let the broccolini steam and the rest simmer for about 8 minutes.

5

Now uncover, and let simmer uncovered to reduce the broth, creating a sauce.

6

The pasta will finish cooking during this uncovered simmer. Let this simmer uncovered until the broth is mostly absorbed and reduced. About 4-5 minutes more. Stir occasionally.

7

To finish the Chicken Sausage with Broccolini and Pasta, crumble in about 1/4 cup of feta and grate the zest of one lemon over the top, stir to combine and serve.

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