We love an easy weeknight dinner that’s also easy cleanupthis Italian-inspired pasta dish covers all our cooking bases.

Kelsey Hansen

Cue the Pavarotti and dig into thisdinner recipewith big Italian flavor.

We like topping ours with extra lemon juice and some Parmesan for additional flavor.

A large pot of noodles along with sliced chicken sausage and broccoli and lemon.

Credit:Kelsey Hansen

We recommend serving withgarlic breador an Italian salad.

What Is in Pasta with Broccoli and Chicken Sausage?

This is one of the easiestpasta dishesyou can make.

Sliced chicken sausage by a pitcher of broth, a sliced lemon, pasta, and broccoli on a countertop.

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It requires hardly any ingredients, most of which you probably have in your pantry already.

Saute the Italian-flavoredchicken sausages, or choose another savory flavor if you’d like.

Add some cracked black pepper and enjoy!

Test Kitchen Tips:Adding chicken broth to your boiling water infuses fresh pasta and broccoli florets with flavor.

Save 1 cup of cooking liquid before draining for extra moisture at the end.

Add the pasta and broccoli cook according to package directions, about four minutes.

Just before draining, reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid.

Drain and return the pasta and broccoli to the pot.

Saute the sausage slices until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

Combine Ingredients

Add the sausage and any olive oil in the pan to the drained pasta mixture.

Serve topped with cheese.

2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.