Carla Makes Pasta with Sausage, Broccoli, & Parm

This extremely pantry-friendly pasta is a crowd-pleasing riff on the classic pasta, orecchiette with broccoli rabe and sausage. I originally replaced the more bitter broccoli rabe with regular broccoli to appease the palates of more than one member of my nuclear family, but it is seriously good either way. As far as other liberties, I’ve added ricotta for extra creaminess at the end, and a big squeeze of lemon brings a smack of sunshine to the sauce.

Head here for the recipe and a peek behind the curtain at my creative process in the kitchen:

0:54: Chopping Broccolaaaayyyyyyyy
3:58: Sausage Sizzler
6:25: Hot Salted Broccoli Bath
7:48: Droppa the Pasta
10:21: If You're Scooping--Scoop This!

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Producer: Zoie Omega

Director of Photography: Tim Racca

Food Stylist: Cybelle Tondu

Editor and Comic Genius: Meg Felling

Theme music performed by Madison McFerrin. Written by Madison McFerrin. Used by Permission of MadMcFerrin Music LLC.

Theme music "Magic Hours" by Amy Crawford

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[jakegilesmusic]

Sausage, pasta, and broccoli are the ultimate power throuple. Also - I'd buy a shirt that says "Kill It On The First Side" JUST saying.

[Eleo]

God bless you Carla ❤ I am Italian, from Bologna, and you are only person I enjoy watching pasta recipes, because you do it like an Italian would do. Please people do follow this girl here to know how it’s done. No overcooked pasta, no strange ingredients, great flavors. And parm with broccoli is totally fine but you are right, maybe i pugliesi (people form Puglia) would not agree..but here in Emilia we do it 😅

[definitelynotsue]

Oh everyone, make this. It’s divine, that lemon is just sublime, makes it POP 🤩

[crkmneoa]

Just made this for dinner tonight. This was the first Carla recipe I cooked, and it did not disappoint!! Adding the lemon and the seasoned ricotta was genius. My wife and I devoured our food. Thanks for the great recipe!

[monermccarthy]

I love everything you're doing and your kichen is gorgeous. You made me laugh when you mentioned when the sausage gets brown, don't let family come in and grab some I love how you save the crispy sausage for the end so we can get soggy this was excellent

[Girfume]

Cruciferous Crew: ready to go and happy to be here 😎

[Ssakarix]

3:42 "little drizzle of olive oil" *gulg gulg gulg gulg*. We love to see it

[frankzito]

Watched this. Made this. Eating this. I can't speak. It's THAT good!

[dawnchesbro]

In culinary school, we weren't allowed to peel broccoli stems with a peeler. Instead they had us use a paring knife to get under the thick skin, hold the bit of skin between your thumb and flat off the knife blade, then pull the rest of the thick skin off in large strips! It works surprisingly well for less effort than using a veg peeler.

[joestephani]

I just stumbled on this video and remembered watching you before. I like your videos. I like you. I will subscribe 👍🏻👌🏻✌🏻

[karmaremusic]

This is exactlyyyy my flavor pallet. Like fusilli with broccoli and parm and garlic AND sausage. Like wow. Then u added the ricotta. My GAHD. So good

[jacquelinejanejane]

My mum makes a version of this with rotisserie chicken and it’s so nostalgic!! I HAVE to try this ❤

[foodiefanlifez]

Mother is serving!!! Thanks for this tasty recipe, Carla!!

[hmcdonut]

Already made this for dinner. I’ve been in a bit of a rut not wanting to cook, but I had all the ingredients on hand for this! Pulled me out of the funk and it was a hit with the whole fam.

[ladybirdchance]

Loving the recipe and the music selection this video!

[harlandted]

Carla, you make the humble ingredients scream with flavor. 👏

[terr]

I love the cauliflower, sausage and pasta dish so I'm excited to try this

[carolyn]

❤ that you appreciate the *Optimal Pasta Serving Lineup* — a super top secret secret only the chef truly knows and controls! 😅

[camillejannuzi]

Literally just watched this and am now making it for lunch! Don’t have sausage, but there’s some broccoli in its last legs, a kinda dried out lemon, and some ricotta in the fridge, so its happening. Also have family from Puglia! Lunchtime win 🎉

[richardjohnson]

Reaffirms my cooking, by seeing a great cook, chef do simple elegant, 😊