Sausage, Broccoli and Garlic
Sausage and broccoli are sauteed with loads of sliced garlic for a delicious variation on a traditional broccoli rabe recipe. Serve with bread or pasta and watch it disappear!
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken sausage, casings removed raw
- 1 large bunch broccoli and/or broccolini, chopped
- 8-10 cloves garlic, sliced thin
- 1 large onion, chopped
- olive oil as needed
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper more if desired
- salt and pepper to taste
- ¼-½ cup grated romano cheese
Instructions
- Steam broccoli by placing it in a microwave safe dish with a bit of water. Cook for 5 minutes. Alternatively, you can par boil the broccoli in boiling water for a few minutes.
- Drizzle olive oil in a pan. Add crushed red pepper to the hot oil.
- Add onions to the pan and cook to soften.
- Squeeze chicken sausage out of its casing and into the pan with the onions and break it up into bite sized pieces.
- Add sliced garlic to the pan. Don't let things dry out. Keep adding olive oil as needed.
- Add broccoli to the pan continue to cook so all the flavors come together.
- Saute everything for a few more minutes, adding salt and pepper to taste. Add more crushed red pepper if you like more heat.
- Top with grated cheese.
- Serve as is, over pasta, on a toasted buttered roll, or with your favorite bread.