Sausage and Broccoli Pasta

This Sausage and Broccoli Pasta has the BEST parmesan cream sauce with herbs, broccoli, and juicy sausage. Every bite is loaded with restaurant-quality flavor!

You can’t beat the flavors in this Sausage and Broccoli Pasta! As if this herby, garlicky, parmesan cream sauce isn’t flavorful enough, juicy bites of sausage infuse it with even more savory flavor! The way those little shell pockets fill up with sauce is heavenly, and delicious broccoli florets perfectly complete the meal!

• ¾ cup half and half
• 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon EACH: onion powder, oregano, basil, parsley
• ¼ teaspoon garlic salt

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 lb. ground sausage, hot, sweet, or mild
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon softened cream cheese, optional but recommended
• ¾ cup parmesan cheese, grated
• ½ pound medium shell pasta
• 3 cups broccoli , fresh or frozen
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

• Red pepper flakes
• Freshly cracked pepper