5 ingredient Italian Dinners

Cue the Pavarotti and dig into these dinner recipes with big Italian flavor. Quick-cooking ingredients and smart shortcuts mean you can turn out these mains in 35 minutes or less.

- KELSEY HANSEN

Pasta with Broccoli and Chicken Sausage

Adding chicken broth to your boiling water infuses fresh pasta and broccoli florets with flavor. Add lemon and plenty of Parmesan for a final flourish.

START TO FINISH 30 min.

4 cups low-sodium chicken broth

12 oz. fresh pasta, such as fettuccine or pappardelle

1 1½-lb. head broccoli, cut into small florets

2 links (6 oz.) cooked chicken sausage with Italian flavorings, bias-sliced

1 lemon Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

1. In a large pot bring broth and 4 cups water to boiling.

Add pasta and broccoli; cook according to pasta package directions, about 4 minutes. Before draining, reserve 1 cup cooking liquid. Drain; return pasta and broccoli to pot.

2. While pasta is cooking, in a large skillet heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil over medium-high. Add sausage; sauté until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Add sausage and any oil in the pan to pasta mixture. Stir in

1 tsp. lemon zest, 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, ¼ tsp. kosher salt, and enough of the reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Serve with grated Parmesan and additional lemon, if you like. Serves 4.

PER SERVING 381 cal, 11 g fat (3 g sat fat), 37 mg chol, 667 mg sodium, 52 g carb, 5 g fiber, 5 g sugars, 18 g pro

Tuscan Steak Tagliata

Nestle sliced steak—tagliata means “cut” in Italian—over greens, then drizzle the whole thing with a dressing made from the steak's pan sauce.

START TO FINISH 30 min.

1 1½-lb. strip steak, 1½ to 2 inches thick

2 large garlic cloves, sliced

¼ cup balsamic vinegar

4 cups baby arugula (3.5 oz.)

⅓ cup shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

1. Let steak stand at room temperature 30 minutes to 1 hour before cooking.