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Cavatelli Sausage With Broccoli

ItalianPorkEasy35 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 2 cup dried cavatelli or other small shell-shaped Italian pasta
  • 0.5 lb sweet Italian sausage (about 3 links)
  • 2 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 bunch broccoli
  • 1 0.3 cup low-salt chicken broth
  • 0.3 cup raisins
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 0.5 cup Parmesan cheese, for serving

Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Cut broccoli into 1-inch pieces and sauté in the sausage drippings. Stir gently until it begins to brown.

  3. 3

    Add garlic and sauté 1 minute more.

  4. 4

    Add broth and raisins and simmer until broccoli is tender, about 3 minutes. Do not overcook.

  5. 5

    Add butter and stir to melt. Combine with sausage.

  6. 6

    Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.

  7. 7

    Add sausage and broccoli mixture to cooked pasta and serve with Parmesan cheese.