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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Pasta
Italian
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • large pot
  • skillet or saucier

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. orecchiette
  • 1 lb. broccoli rabe, 1 bunch
  • 1 lb. hot Italian sausage, crumbled
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 8 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1 anchovy
  • chopped parsley with stems, for garnish

Instructions 

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
  • Remove the bottom inch of the broccoli rabe, rinse thoroughly, and chop into 2 to 3 inch pieces.
  • Blanch the broccoli rabe pieces for 2 to 3 minutes until they turn bright green.
  • Strain the greens from the water and set aside to cool. Keep the water to boil the pasta.
  • Heat a skillet over medium, add the sausage, and brown on all sides. Crumble the sausage into bite-sized pieces.
  • Remove the sausage and set aside to drain.
  • Add the orecchiette to the boiling water and cook until 1 to 2 minutes short of al dente.
  • In the skillet that the sausage was browned in, add ¼ cup of olive oil, sliced garlic, an anchovy, and parsley stems.
  • Cook the garlic until it begins to turn golden, about 2 to 4 minutes.
  • Remove the parsley stems and add the pasta and broccoli rabe to the pan and mix.
  • Finish cooking the pasta in the pan for 2 to 3 minutes, adding pasta water as needed.
  • Salt and pepper to taste.