Garden Fresh Lemon Orecchiette with Chicken Sausage, Broccolini and Tomatoes; Recipe

Ingredients

• a few sprays of Cooking Spray
• 16 oz uncooked fresh chicken or Turkey Spicy Italian Sausage
• 1 large Uncooked Onion (diced)
• 1 tsp Salt
• 6 medium/large cloves of Garlic (minced)
• 1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• 4 Cups Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth
• 8 oz Uncooked orecchiette
• 3 cups uncooked Baby Broccoli (regular broccoli florets work too)
• 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 1 Juice from a medium/large lemon
• 1 1/2 cups Grape Tomatoes (halved)

Instructions

• Spray a large nonstick soup pot with a few sprays of cooking spray. Heat over medium heat, add sausage. Cook, stirring often and break apart the sausage with a wooden spoon until well browned. (around 8 minutes) After cooked, remove sausage to a separate bowl.
• Add onion and salt to the pot, stirring often until onion is softened. (5-8 minutes). Add garlic and and chili flakes cook (about 1 minute). Add broth, bring to a boil over high heat. Add pasta and cook stirring frequently (8 minutes). Add broccolini, cook stirring occasionally until pasta is al dente. (about 4 minutes more)
• Stir in cooked sausage, Parmesan cheese, tomatoes and lemon juice.

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