Cheesy Baked Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 (12-oz.) package orecchiette pasta

• 1 head broccoli (8 oz.), cut into 1-in. pieces (3 cups)

• 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed ( veg can add tofu/ soy chunks soaked in boiling water and drained)
  

• 2 cups marinara sauce (from 1 [24-oz.] jar)

• 4 oz. cream cheese

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1 oz. Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/4 cup)

Directions

1. Preheat oven, and cook pasta and broccoli:

   Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook pasta in generously salted water according to package directions in a large pot, adding broccoli during final 2 minutes cook time. Drain; return pasta and broccoli to pot.

2. Cook sausage:

   Cook sausage in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high, stirring often and breaking up sausage with a wooden spoon, until cooked through and no longer pink, about 10 minutes.

3. Add sauce ingredients to pasta and bake:

   Add sausage, marinara sauce, cream cheese, and salt to pasta mixture in pot; stir to combine. Return mixture to skillet; sprinkle with cheese. Bake until golden and bubbly, 15 to 18 minutes. 

    

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