"Wheelie" Good Pasta
By: Becky McNeer
Published: Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 7:30am

Ingredients




What You Will Need:
2 medium heads of broccoli, use florets only (save stems for veggie broth later)
1/2 pound of Piccolini or orrechiette pasta
1 pound sausage (I used sweet this time)
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
What You Already Have:
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Large pot
skillet
Strainer
Steamer

Preparation

1 Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat.  Add onion and cook for 3 minutes. 2 Add garlic and cook for another minute. 3 Steam broccoli. 4 Bring water to a boil in large pot.  Add pasta.  Cook for 7 minutes or until al dente. 5 Add sausage to skillet.  Brown and crumble. 6 Strain pasta and pour back into pot. 7 Add steamed broccoli to pot. 8 Mix in sausage mixture and toss. 9 Add parmesan. 10 Serve.