SAUSAGE AND BROCCOLI RABE' OVER PASTA

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After making "Tony Luke's" Roast Pork Sandwich so many times, I thought I'd come up with something to try to top it as far as my family was concerned, well this did the trick! For the pasta, use something substantial, like a GOOD oriccheti, or frozen cavetelli. (p.s. this recipe doubles or triples easily for crowds... and it is a CROWD PLEASER!)

Provided by CHRISSYG

Categories     Pork

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 lb sausage (Sweet Italian)
1/2 lb rapini (broccoli rabe')
1 lb frozen pasta (such as cavetelli or orichetti)
1 -2 garlic clove
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons locatelli cheese, grated
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
salt & pepper

Steps:

  • Bring two large pots of salted water to a boil.
  • While the water is heating, remove sausage from casings (if you can't find Italian sausage bulk)heat a large frying pan over medium heat and place sausage in the pan, breaking into bite sized pieces while cooking.
  • Cook sausage till nicely browned, (reserve).
  • Cut off stems from Broccoli Rabe and place in boiling water.
  • Boil your pasta of choice only cut back on time from the package directions by 1-2 minutes.
  • Thinly slice 1-2 cloves of garlic, and place in a small sauce pan with the olive oil (and pepper flakes if desired).
  • Cook garlic till lightly toasted (be careful! Don't burn it).
  • When broccoli rabe is tender resesrve about 1 cup of the cooking liquid and drain the broccoli.
  • Use the cooking liquid from the broccoli rabe to deglaze the frying pan with the sausage.
  • Return the drained broccoli to the pot, add the sausage and the cooked pasta.
  • Add Olive oil with garlic and the cheese and toss together.
  • simmer all ingredients together for about 1-2 minutes (to allow flavors to marry).
  • serve with extra cheese for sprinkling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 888.9, Fat 44.7, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 65.8, Sodium 1057.8, Carbohydrate 89.7, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 2.2, Protein 30.3

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