Lemony One-Pan Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccolini

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We’ve updated this classic pasta dish with a so-simple one-pot preparation and a welcome dose of lemon.

Serving size: 2 3/4 cups.

Ingredients

• 2 spray(s) cooking spray: 0 Points
• 16 oz raw fresh turkey sausage, spicy Italian variety, casing removed: 15 Points
• 1 large uncooked onion(s): diced: 0 Points
• 1 ⁄2 tsp table salt: 0 Points
• 3 clove(s), large garlic clove(s), minced: 0 Points
• 1 ⁄8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes: 0 Points
• 4 cup(s) canned chicken broth: 4 Points
• 8 oz uncooked orecchiette pasta: 24 Points
• 2 cup(s), chopped uncooked broccolini, or regular broccoli 0 Points
• 1 ⁄4 cup(s) grated Parmesan cheese, divided: 4 Points
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice: 0 Points
• 1 Tbsp lemon zest: 0 Points
• 1 cup(s) grape tomatoes, halved (optional}: 00 Points
• 1 ⁄3 cup(s) basil, fresh: chopped: 00 Points

Preparation

Step 1

Coat a large nonstick soup pot with cooking spray; heat over medium high heat.

Add sausage and cook, stirring often and breaking apart sausage with a wooden spoon, until well-browned, 8 minutes; remove sausage to a bowl.

Add onion and salt

Cook, stirring often, until onion is softened, 5-8 minutes.

Add garlic and hot pepper flakes; cook, stirring, 1 minute.

Add broth; bring to a boil over high heat.

Add pasta; cook, stirring frequently, 8 minutes. Add broccolini; cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta is al dente, about 4 minutes more.

Stir in cooked sausage, 3 Tbsp Parmesan, lemon juice and lemon zest; garnish with tomatoes, basil and remaining 1 Tbsp Parmesan.