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Sausage and Broccoli Pasta Recipe
Sausage and Broccoli Pasta is a rich and flavorful pasta dish that is very easy to make, tasty and perfect for a family lunch or dinner with friends.It's a typical dish of the fall/winter season, using strictly seasonal ingredients to create a hearty dish.Sausage and broccoli pasta is excellent with both short pasta, such as penne or rigatoni, and long pasta, such as spaghetti or fettuccine.
Ingredients
- 350 g pasta ¾ pound (I chose Rigatoni)
- 300 g broccoli ~10 oz
- 300 g sausage ~10 oz
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 chili peppers fresh or dried
- 3 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Rinse the broccoli florets under running water and cut them in half or four if they are too large. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the broccoli to the boiling water and cook for 7 to 8 minutes.
- Remove the casing from the sausage by gently pulling on it with your hands. Cut it into small pieces and set aside.
- Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan and sauté the garlic clove and chilies for a few minutes. Add the sausage and cook until it has a nice toasted color. While it's cooking, crumble it as much as possible with a fork.
- Using a skimmer, without throwing out the cooking water, scoop out the cooked broccoli and add it to the sausage over high heat. When you have added all the broccoli, lower the heat and let everything cook for 3-4 minutes. Remove the garlic and chilies if you like. Keep warm.
- Bring the broccoli water back to a boil and add the pasta. When cooked, remove the pasta with a skimmer and transfer it to the sauce pan with the heat turned back on.
- Cook for a few minutes, adding a little cooking water if necessary. Serve the pasta on individual plates with plenty of broccoli and sausage sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 673kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 25gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 508mgPotassium: 626mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 590IUVitamin C: 68mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 3mg
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