This delicious, family-friendly dinner requires only seven ingredients, and one of them is salt.

This cheesy baked pasta recipe combines orecchiette pasta with sausage, broccoli rabe, and a creamy marinara sauce.

The secret ingredient is cream cheese!

Cheesy baked pasta served in a dutch oven.

The bake is finished with grated Parmesan cheese to create a bubbling, golden crust.

This recipe was developed by Ali Ramee.

Ingredients

1(12-oz.)

packageorecchiette pasta

1head broccoli (8 oz.

), cut into 1-in.

pieces (3 cups)

1poundItalian sausage, casings removed

2cupsmarinara sauce (from 1 [24-oz.]

Drain; return pasta and broccoli to pot.

Return mixture to skillet; sprinkle with cheese.

Bake until golden and bubbly, 15 to 18 minutes.