Cavatelli Sausage With Broccoli

1/2 lb. dried cavatelli or other small shell-shaped Italian pasta
1/2 lb. sweet Italian sausage
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bunch broccoli
1-1/4 cups low-salt chicken broth
1/4 cup raisins
1 tbsp. unsalted butter
Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Squeeze sausage from casings and saute in a heavy skillet or cast iron frying pan. Stir until no longer pink and sausage has broken down into small chunks. Remove sausage with slotted spoon leaving juices in pan.

Cut broccoli into 1 inch pieces and saute in juices or drippings from the sausage. Stir gently until it begins to brown. Add garlic and saute 1 minute more. Add broth and raisins; simmer until the broccoli is tender, about 3 minutes (Do not over cook). Finally, add butter and stir to melt. Add broccoli and sausage to cooked pasta. Serve with parmesan cheese.

User Reviews:

This recipe is awesome! I used broccoli rabi instead of regular broccoli and didn't put in the raisins, though. My whole family loved it and I know I will be making it often!

Submitted by Annette (Farinella) Anderson on December 09, 2003

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