One Pan Orecchiette Pasta

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This delicious orecchiette pasta recipe only has a handful of ingredients, is very cheap to make, and most importantly, only uses one pan or pot for the entire procedure. Every year when it's time to go back to school I get inundated with requests from students to post recipes that are super-easy, cost pennies, and require a bare minimum of kitchen equipment — this is one of them!

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A bowl of one pan orecchiette with sausage, garnished with grated parmesan cheese
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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
2
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 2 servings

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • ½ onion, diced

  • salt to taste

  • 8 ounces spicy Italian sausages, casings removed

  • 3 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided, or as needed

  • 1 ¼ cups orecchiette pasta, or more to taste

  • ½ cup roughly chopped arugula, or to taste

  • ¼ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or to taste

Directions

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Ingredients to make one pan orecchiette

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  2. Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add onion with a pinch of salt; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in sausage and cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes.

    A large pan with cooked ground sausage and chopped onion

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  3. Pour 1 1/2 cups chicken broth into sausage mixture and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.

    A wooden spoon scraping the bottom of a large pan with chicken broth, ground sausage, and chopped onion

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  4. Add orecchiette pasta; cook and stir pasta in hot broth, adding remaining broth when liquid is absorbed, until pasta is cooked through and most of the broth is absorbed, about 15 minutes.

    A large pan of cooked orecchiette pasta with ground sausage and onions

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  5. Stir arugula into sausage-pasta mixture until arugula wilts.

    A pan of orecchiette pasta with chopped arugula, ground sausage, and onions

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  6. Ladle pasta into bowls and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

    A bowl of one pan orecchiette with sausage, garnished with grated parmesan cheese

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

662 Calories
39g Fat
46g Carbs
31g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 2
Calories 662
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 39g 50%
Saturated Fat 12g 59%
Cholesterol 60mg 20%
Sodium 1360mg 59%
Total Carbohydrate 46g 17%
Dietary Fiber 3g 9%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 31g 62%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 142mg 11%
Iron 1mg 8%
Potassium 305mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.