Orecchiette Rabe (broccoli) Pasta

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups orecchiette
• 1 lb broccoli rabe (rappinni broccoli)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 5 slices anchovies
• cherry tomatoes (optional)
• hot chili pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 put olive oil in a non stick pan, add the chopped garlic, pepper flakes, and the anchovies.
• 2 cook till garlic turns a slight brown.
• 3 put rape or rappinni broccoli in boiling hot water, salt, cook till soft.
• 4 strain rabe from the boiling water and use the green water to boil the orecchiette pasta.
• 5 strain water from pasta, add pasta and rape to olive oil mixture,garlic,anchovie mixture, toss and serve it hot.