Spring – Pasta With Sausage Meatballs – Piemonte Sausage – Urbana, Illinois

Ingredients

• Kosher salt
• 12 ounces orecchiette pasta
• 2 bunches broccolini, cut into bite-size pieces
• 8 ounces sweet Italian turkey sausage, casings removed – turkey sausage is optional
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• Pinch of red pepper flakes
• 1 large egg
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 cup grated ricotta salata or parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces)