Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Italian Sausage with Orecchiette

Italian Sausage with Orecchiette.

You can have Italian Sausage with Orecchiette using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Italian Sausage with Orecchiette

1. 🢂 1 lb. of bulk Italian sausage (or removed from casing).
2. 🢂 3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed.
3. 🢂 1 TBS. of olive oil.
4. 🢂 1 cup of frozen peas and carrots.
5. 🢂 1/2-3/4 lb. of Orecchiette pasta.
6. 🢂 1 cup of grated Parmesan or Locatelli cheese.
7. 🢂 5 of fresh basil leaves, torn.
8. 🢂 1 TBS. of lemon juice.
9. 🢂 1/2 cup of pasta water.
10. 🢂 1 tsp. of lemon zest.

step by step Italian Sausage with Orecchiette

1. Sauté sausage and crushed garlic in olive oil on med-hi heat until browned, about 5-6 minutes..
2. Meanwhile, in a separate pot, cook the pasta according to package directions..
3. Add peas and carrots to the sausage and continue sautéing on med-hi heat for another 2-3 minutes..
4. Once pasta is al dente, add the remaining ingredients to the sausage and serve..
5. Buon appetito! 🇮🇹.