Cavatelli Sausage With Broccoli

Time

prep 0:10       total 0:20

Yield

4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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.

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1 Recipe Reviews

Annette (Farinella) Anderson

Annette (Farinella) Anderson reviewed Cavatelli Sausage With Broccoli on September 1, 2004

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!