ZITI WITH SAUSAGE, SWEET CORN, BROCCOLI AND TOMATOES
When your body craves vegetables, but your mind craves pasta and meat, this 30-minute pasta dish is a happy compromise. It's loaded with fresh cherry tomatoes, corn and broccoli, and the Italian sausage (hot or sweet) adds flavor and heft. Whatever you do, don't feel wed to the recipe. Use cauliflower in the place of broccoli, chicken sausage instead of pork, chopped plum tomatoes instead of cherry. It's the kind of recipe that can be a little different (in a good way) every time you make it depending on what's in your vegetable drawer or C.S.A. box. Also, don't forget taste and season well with salt and pepper as you go. The vegetables need a little seasoning to stand up to the assertive flavors of the sausage and garlic.
Provided by Jacques Pepin
Categories dinner, pastas, main course
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage; cook, breaking up the meat into 1/2-inch pieces, until most of the fat has rendered from the sausage and the pieces are brown and crunchy, but not burnt, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- In the boiling water, add pasta and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and drain.
- While the pasta is cooking, separate the broccoli flowerets from the stalks and cut the flowerets into 1-inch pieces. Peel the fibrous skin from the exterior of the broccoli stalks and cut the stalks into 1-inch pieces. Add the broccoli to the sausage and mix well. Then stir in the garlic, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Add the reserved pasta cooking water to the sausage and broccoli mixture with the corn, tomatoes and the remaining three tablespoons of oil. Season generously with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes (if desired), to taste. Cover, bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute.
- In a large serving bowl or in the pasta pot, combine the drained pasta with the sausage and vegetables, tossing the mixture together well. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 649, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 94 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 24 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 898 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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MD H2ogbco
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of broccoli, but I really enjoyed this dish. The sausage and sweet corn were a great combination.
Santo San
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to use up leftover sausage. I also added some mushrooms and zucchini to the sauce and it was even better.
M Hamziii
[email protected]I made this dish for a potluck and it was a hit! Everyone loved it.
Fatima Rizvi
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. The sweet corn and tomatoes are a great way to hide the broccoli.
Andrew Bruwer
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a crowd-pleaser. The sausage and sweet corn are a great combination and the sauce is always flavorful.
Dipson Magar
[email protected]This recipe was a disaster! The sauce was too salty and the pasta was mushy.
Munashe Chifamba
[email protected]I thought this dish was just okay. The sauce was a bit bland and the pasta was overcooked.
Hassan Butt
[email protected]This recipe was easy to follow and the results were amazing. I will definitely be making this again.
Tiktoker Vai
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of broccoli, but I really enjoyed this dish. The sausage and sweet corn were a great combination.
Krishna
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to use up leftover sausage. I also added some mushrooms and zucchini to the sauce and it was even better.
Abulfazelghulami
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was delicious! The flavors were amazing and the pasta was cooked perfectly.
Tracy Isted
[email protected]This recipe was a hit with my family! The sausage, sweet corn, broccoli, and tomatoes all came together perfectly. The sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked al dente. I will definitely be making this again.