Rigatoni with Broccoli and Sausage

Name: Rigatoni with Broccoli and Sausage
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced; Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 pound Italian sausage, bulk or with casings removed; Kosher salt; freshly ground black pepper; 16 oz. rigatoni; 1 lb broccoli, stems sliced crosswise into 1/4 inch coins, and tops cut into florets; 1/2 teaspoon dried chile flakes; 1 cup Whipped Ricotta; 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

7 steps

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Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:13:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

101

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories2106.2 kcal (105%)

Total Fat106.7 g (152%)

Carbs196.3 g (75%)

Sugars8.5 g (9%)

Protein87.1 g (174%)

Sodium2949.5 mg (147%)

Fiber11.1 g (40%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

4 clovesgarlic

very thinly sliced

extra-virgin olive oil

1 pounditalian sausage

bulk or with casings removed

kosher salt

freshly ground black pepper

16 ozrigatoni

1 lbbroccoli

stems sliced crosswise into 1/4 inch coins, and tops cut into florets

½ teaspoondried chile flakes

1 cupricotta

whipped

1 cupparmigiano-reggiano

freshly grated

Instructions

Step 1

Place garlic in a small bowl and pour just enough extra-virgin olive oil over to cover.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of water to boil. After it starts to boil, add enough salt to make it taste like the sea. Cook pasta 3 minutes short of al dente as directed on package.

Pot

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Step 3

Meanwhile, in a separate large pan, heat a glug of olive oil over medium heat. Shape your sausage into 4 patties and cook them in the pan until nicely browned, about 4 minutes.

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Step 4

Add the broccoli coins (not florets) and sliced garlic, with the oil, to the pan. Flip the sausage patties and cook another 4 minutes until browned on the second slide. After it's browned, break up the sausage into smaller, bite-sized pieces. Add the chili pepper flakes, cook for 30 seconds. To stop the cooking process, scoop 1/4 cup pasta water into the pan and remove from heat.

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Step 5

When your pasta is 3 minutes shy of al dente, add the broccoli florets and cook until the pasta is ready. Scoop about 1 cup of pasta water from the pot and drain.

Step 6

Return your pot to heat and add in all your pan ingredients as well as your cooked pasta and florets. Add the whipped ricotta, 1/4 cup pasta water, and half the Parmigiano. Shake and stir all together to warm everything. Your pasta should have a nice saucy consistency, if it's too dry, add a splash of pasta water at a time.

Step 7

Sever with the remaining Parmigiano and enjoy! :)

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