Description
Hot Italian sausage with broccoli rabe sauteed and served over penne. You’ll love this dish so much and so will your family. Every time I make it I have to double the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) box penne pasta
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage links, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 pound broccoli rabe, cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup pasta boiling water
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling
- stir in the penne
- and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered
- stirring occasionally
- until the pasta has cooked through
- but is still firm to the bite
- about 11 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink
- reserving 1/2 cup of the water.
- Meanwhile
- heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the sausage pieces
- garlic
- and red pepper flakes in the hot pan until the sausage is no longer pink on the outside
- about 4 minutes. Stir in the broccoli rabe and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Pour in the reserved 1/2 cup of pasta boiling water. Cover
- and cook until the sausage is no longer pink in the center and the broccoli rabe is tender
- 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir the cooked pasta
- broccoli rabe
- and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese together until evenly mixed. Season to taste with salt and pepper to serve.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6