Broccoli Rabe & Sausage Pasta

By Craig_Allen

Recipe from Dan Pelosi https://www.danpelosi.com/

Ingredients

• 2 heads broccoli rabe, chopped into bite size pieces
• 6 Italian sausages, sweet or spicy
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for serving
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed
• Salt
• Red pepper flakes
• 1 lb. pasta, I recommend mezzi rigatoni or orecchiette
• Grated parmesan or pecorino cheese

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a salted pot of water to boil and drop in your broccoli rabe. Let it boil for 3-5 minutes, until bright green. Remove from water and drop into an ice bath, to prevent from cooking further. Drain broccoli rabe, chop into bite sized pieces, and set aside.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pot. Remove sausage from casings and break into bits. Add sausage to pan and stir until brown. You may need to break up sausage further in pan. Remove sausage from pan and set aside.

In the same pan, add 6 cloves of crushed garlic, salt, and red pepper. Sauté until garlic is browned.

Boil, cook, and drain pasta.

Return sausage to sautéed garlic, along with blanched broccoli rabe. Mix up until everything is warmed up and nicely combined. Add pasta and toss. Add extra olive oil and salt and pepper if you like.

Serve with grated parmesan or pecorino cheese.

You can also use broccolini or classic broccoli in this recipe. I often do and love it just as much!

https://www.danpelosi.com