ORECCHIETTE WITH BROCOLLI RABE N SAUSAGE

Name: ORECCHIETTE WITH BROCOLLI RABE N SAUSAGE
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3-4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/4 c olive oil; 4 clove garlic, peeld n crushd; 1 Tbsp salt plus 1/4 tsp; 1 lb orriechetta ...this is the pasta i always use but any kind of cut pasta will work ;); 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage ...about 4 links...meat squeezd out of casing; 1/2 tsp crushd red pepper flakes (less can b usedfor less heat); 3/4 c parmesean cheese...divided into 1/4 n 1/2 cup; 1 bunch broccoli rabe, cleand n roughly chopd

By Lora DiGs
@ansky714

THIS IS A DISH THAT HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR YEARS....I DONT MAKE IT OFTEN CAUSE HUBBY IS NOT INTO THE BITTERNESS OF BROCCOLI RABE...I LOVE IT N IT HAPPENS TO B A LORA DAY.....SO THIS IS WATS FOR DINNER TONITE ;)

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

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Serves:

3-4

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

25 Min

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

1/4 c

olive oil
4 clove

garlic, peeld n crushd
1 Tbsp

salt plus 1/4 tsp
1 lb

orriechetta ...this is the pasta i always use but any kind of cut pasta will work ;)
1/2 lb

sweet italian sausage ...about 4 links...meat squeezd out of casing
1/2 tsp

crushd red pepper flakes (less can b usedfor less heat)
3/4 c

parmesean cheese...divided into 1/4 n 1/2 cup
1 bunch

broccoli rabe, cleand n roughly chopd
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How to Make ORECCHIETTE WITH BROCOLLI RABE N SAUSAGE

Step-by-Step

I BLANCH MY BROCCOLI RABE IN BOILN WATER FOR THREE MINUTES TO RID SOME OF THE BITTERNESS THEN I IMMEDIATELY PUT IT INTO A WATER/ICE BATH TO STOP COOKN. THEN DRAIN
PUT UP A LARGE POT OF WATER WITH A 1 TBLSPN OF SALT....ONCE BOILN ADD PASTA N COOK AL DENTE.
WHILE PASTA IS COOKN ....IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN HEAT UP OLIVE OIL N SAUTÉ GARLIC TILL GOLDEN...1-2 MINUTES. NEXT ADD SAUSAGE MEAT N BREAK UP WITH SPOON N COOK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES
ADD BROCCOLI RABE ALONG WITH A CUP OF PASTA WATER, CRUSHD RED PEPPER N SALT....STIRRN OCCASIONALLY N COOK FOR 5 MORE MINUTES OVER MED/HIGH HEAT UNTIL LIQUID IS SLIGHTLY REDUCED :)
DRAIN THE PASTA N ADD TO SAUSAGE N BROCCOLI RABE...ADD 1/4 CUP OF PARMESEAN CHEESE N STIR INTO MIXTURE. ADDITIONAL CHEESE IS TO B SPRINKLED ON EACH SERVING....ENJOY :)