Pasta with spicy sausage, broccoli rabe, and chickpeas is a flavorful and satisfying dish that combines the spicy kick of sausage, the earthy bitterness of broccoli rabe, and the creamy texture of chickpeas. This hearty meal is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a casual gathering with friends and family. It's easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences, making it a versatile dish that everyone will enjoy.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
PASTA WITH SPICY SAUSAGE, BROCCOLI RABE AND CHICKPEAS
In this hearty weeknight pasta recipe, chickpeas contribute an earthy, nutty flavor to the classic combination of sausage and broccoli rabe. The addition of Parmesan, butter, and lemon juice just before serving balances the heat from the sausage with a bit of richness, creating a bright and flavorful sauce in the process. This pasta is incredibly versatile: You can use any sturdy greens or even broccoli in place of the broccoli rabe, and feel free to swap in whatever pasta shape and canned beans you have on hand. You can even substitute sweet Italian sausage or ground pork or turkey for the sausage in a pinch; add about 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes to give this dish its spicy kick.
Provided by Lidey Heuck
Categories dinner, easy, weeknight, beans, meat, pastas, vegetables, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Roughly chop the broccoli rabe, add it to the pot, and cook for 3 minutes. Use a sieve or slotted spoon to lift the broccoli rabe from the water and place it in a colander to drain.
- Bring the water back to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package instructions until al dente, reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain pasta.
- Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven or deep, 12-inch skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. (Don't worry if the sausage is not completely cooked through.) Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the wine and cook, scraping any bits from the bottom of the pan, until the wine is reduced by half, about 1 minute.
- Add the broccoli rabe, chickpeas, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to the skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the sausage is cooked through and the broccoli rabe is very tender, about 3 minutes.
- Add the pasta and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water, toss well, and cook over low heat until the sauce comes together, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add additional pasta water, a few tablespoons at a time, if needed for moisture.
- Remove the pan from the heat, add the butter, Parmesan, lemon zest and lemon juice, and toss until the butter is melted. Divide pasta among shallow bowls and top with additional cheese sprinkled on top.
ONE-POT SPICY SAUSAGE AND BROCCOLI PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY
This one-pot pasta has it all - protein, vegetables, carbs, and a spicy kick! Cooking the pasta in chicken stock and rendered sausage fat gives it tons of flavor, while the starches from the pasta combine with the stock and Parmesan to make a glossy sauce.
Provided by Chris Salicrup
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook until browned, breaking up with a wooden spoon, about 8 minutes.
- Add the broccoli, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper and stir to combine.
- Add the pasta and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cook for 10-12 minutes, stirring constantly, until the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is tender. Add the Parmesan and stir to incorporate.
- Divide the pasta between serving bowls and garnish with more Parmesan.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1647 calories, Carbohydrate 152 grams, Fat 96 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 37 grams, Sugar 14 grams
PASTA WITH BROCCOLI RABE AND SAUSAGE
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Add salt and broccoli rabe to the boiling water. Cook until just tender. Drain, and transfer to ice bath. When cool, drain, and set aside.
- Heat oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and shallots; cook until just golden. Add sausage; saute, breaking up with the back of a spoon, until cooked through. Add broccoli rabe and stock. Cook until heated through.
- Into the same large pot, add pasta; cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain.
- Add pasta to skillet; toss to combine. Season with salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper. Sprinkle with cheese; toss to combine. Serve immediately.
PASTA WITH SAUSAGE AND BROCCOLI RABE
Tips: Cook the broccoli rabe the night before and you'll be way ahead. Whatever you do, read the recipe through start to finish before you get started. It's a little out of the ordinary but relatively painless. Cook off the garlic and sausage up to one hour ahead and let it sit in the pan until you're ready to finish the dish.
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 50m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut the broccoli rabe into 3 to 4 inch pieces, discarding the stems. In a large pot of rapidly boiling water, blanch the broccoli rabe until tender and cooked through, about 5 to 6 minutes. Before you drain broccoli rabe, reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid. Drain and rinse the broccoli rabe with cold water until it has cooled off. Spread it out on a towel to finish draining.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water according to package directions until al dente.
- While the pasta is cooking, place 2 tablespoons of water into a cold skillet with garlic and sausage and then turn heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is golden and sausage is cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes. Pour reserved broccoli water into pan with sausage.
- When the pasta is cooked, drain it and place back in pot you cooked it in and season with salt. Pour sausage sauce over pasta and stir in cooked broccoli rabe. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve immediately.
- If the Queen's coming to dinner: Garnish with fresh bread crumbs and/or freshly grated pecorino Romano or parmesan cheese.
SPICY SAUSAGE BROCCOLI RABE PARMESAN
Simple, quick, inexpensive, and a little spicy. Delicious!!!
Provided by DMarie
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the rotini, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 6 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
- Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the broccoli rabe, recover, and steam until just tender, about 2 minutes depending on thickness.
- Place the Italian sausage into a large skillet over medium heat, and cook until browned and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes. Remove sausage from pan and set aside; drain excess grease, leaving about 1 tablespoon of sausage drippings in the pan. Sprinkle in the garlic, and cook until it starts to brown, about 1 minute; stir in half the broccoli rabe. Cook and stir until the rabe has wilted, and add the remaining rabe and the diced tomatoes. Cook until all the rabe is tender, about 5 minutes; sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
- Return the sausage to the skillet, and cook just until the meat is hot; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakes, and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve over hot rotini.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 573.2 calories, Carbohydrate 55.5 g, Cholesterol 69.4 mg, Fat 24.8 g, Fiber 10.1 g, Protein 34.6 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 1084 mg, Sugar 4.6 g
BROCCOLI RABE WITH GARLIC AND PASTA WITH VEGETARIAN SAUSAGE
Make and share this Broccoli Rabe With Garlic and Pasta With Vegetarian Sausage recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Vegetarian Queen
Categories Penne
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut Broccoli Rabe all the way down to end of stems. Cut in about 1/2 inch sections on top and get smaller as you go down. When stems get very tough towards bottom stop cutting and discard.
- Wash thoroughly and drain.
- Place in large pot cover with water add salt.
- Bring to boil uncovered and then reduce heat.
- Simmer until all is soft about 45 minutes.
- Drain when cooked set aside.
- At the same time Broccoli is cooking, cook pasta in rapidly boiling salted water.
- Drain when cooked and put aside.
- While Pasta and Rabe are cooking fry the sausage in about 1/2 tablespoons Olive Oil until brown. Set aside.
- Chop Garlic.
- Place Olive Oil in Pan heat and then add garlic.
- When you SMELL the garlic (not brown) add the Hot Pepper and slowly add Brocoli Rabe.
- Toss oil and garlic through all Broccoli Rabe.
- Toss in Pasta and Sausage.
- Cover with generous sprinkle of Parmasian Cheese.
- Serve.
- ENJOY!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 700.1, Fat 30.5, SaturatedFat 4.3, Sodium 9.2, Carbohydrate 90.3, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 2.3, Protein 15.9
SAUSAGE AND BROCCOLI RABE' OVER PASTA
After making "Tony Luke's" Roast Pork Sandwich so many times, I thought I'd come up with something to try to top it as far as my family was concerned, well this did the trick! For the pasta, use something substantial, like a GOOD oriccheti, or frozen cavetelli. (p.s. this recipe doubles or triples easily for crowds... and it is a CROWD PLEASER!)
Provided by CHRISSYG
Categories Pork
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring two large pots of salted water to a boil.
- While the water is heating, remove sausage from casings (if you can't find Italian sausage bulk)heat a large frying pan over medium heat and place sausage in the pan, breaking into bite sized pieces while cooking.
- Cook sausage till nicely browned, (reserve).
- Cut off stems from Broccoli Rabe and place in boiling water.
- Boil your pasta of choice only cut back on time from the package directions by 1-2 minutes.
- Thinly slice 1-2 cloves of garlic, and place in a small sauce pan with the olive oil (and pepper flakes if desired).
- Cook garlic till lightly toasted (be careful! Don't burn it).
- When broccoli rabe is tender resesrve about 1 cup of the cooking liquid and drain the broccoli.
- Use the cooking liquid from the broccoli rabe to deglaze the frying pan with the sausage.
- Return the drained broccoli to the pot, add the sausage and the cooked pasta.
- Add Olive oil with garlic and the cheese and toss together.
- simmer all ingredients together for about 1-2 minutes (to allow flavors to marry).
- serve with extra cheese for sprinkling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 888.9, Fat 44.7, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 65.8, Sodium 1057.8, Carbohydrate 89.7, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 2.2, Protein 30.3
Tips:
- Choose the right sausage: A spicy Italian sausage will add the most flavor to this dish. If you can't find spicy sausage, you can use sweet sausage and add some red pepper flakes to taste.
- Don't crowd the pan: When cooking the sausage, broccoli rabe, and chickpeas, make sure to not crowd the pan. This will prevent the ingredients from steaming instead of browning.
- Use a flavorful broth: The broth you use to cook the pasta will add a lot of flavor to the dish. Use a broth that you enjoy the taste of. For a vegetarian option, use vegetable broth.
- Season to taste: Be sure to taste the dish before serving and adjust the seasonings as needed. You may want to add more salt, pepper, or red pepper flakes.
Conclusion:
This pasta dish is a delicious and easy way to get your daily dose of vegetables. The spicy sausage, broccoli rabe, and chickpeas add a lot of flavor and texture to the dish. The pasta is cooked in a flavorful broth, which adds even more flavor. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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