Orecchiette With Spicy Sausage And Broccoli Rabe

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 bunches broccoli rabe, stalks trimmed and quartered crosswise
• 12 ounces dried orecchiette
• 3 tablespoons qood quality olive oil
• 1 lb spicy bulk sausage
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of salted water to boil. add the broccoli rabe and cook until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. strain the broccoli rabe, and reserve all the cooking liquid. set the broccoli rabe aside.
• 2 cook the orecchiette in the same pot of boiling water until tender but still firm about 8 minutes, stir occasionally. drain reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
• 3 in a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
• 4 add the sausage and cook breaking up with a spoon until the sausage is brown and juices form, about 8 minutes.
• 5 add the garlic and red pepper flakes, and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. add the broccoli rabe and toss to coat.
• 6 add the pasta and enough reserved cooking liquid, 1/4 cup at a time, to moisten.
• 7 stir in the parmesan cheese, salt to taste, and pepper into the pasta mixture. serve immediately or at room temperature.