Sausage & Broccoli Rabe w/Pasta

By peridot728

Ingredients

• 2 or 3 heads Broccoli Rabe
• 3 or 4 Cloves garlic (for me, the more the better)
• Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• 2 Tbsp. Tomato Paste
• 2 Tbsp. Tomato Sauce
• Splash of White Wine
• 1/2 c. Water
• Red Pepper Flakes (as much as you like)
• 1 Knorr's Chicken Boullion Cube (crushed)
• Sausage removed from it's casing

Preparation

Step 1

If using pasta, prepare according to directions on box.

Cut off tough ends & bad leaves from Broccoli Rabe - chop into 2" to 3" pcs. - rinse well & set aside.

Chop or slice garlic

Remove sausage from casings & brown in pan with a little olive oil. When browned, remove sausage from pan & set aside.

Add garlic to pan the sausage was in - saute on low heat (don't let it get too brown) and add red pepper flakes, salt & pepper, & crushed boullion cube.
Add tomato paste, stir to break it up, and add about 1/2 c. water to pan, saute for a bit.

Add sausage back to pan, with a little more olive oil.
Add the broccoli rabe & stir. Add a few pinches more of salt. The broccoli rabe will wilt down like spinach.
Add a few splashes of the white wine & the tomato sauce. Let this simmer on low/med heat until the broccoli rabe becomes tender, and a nice sauce develops.

That's it !!! You can put it over whatever pasta you like, or just eat it plain!! Enjoy !!!