Penne with Sausage, Garlic, and Broccoli Rabe

Ingredients

• 1 pound broccoli rabe trimmed (rapini)
• 6  garlic cloves thinly sliced
• 8 ounces turkey sausage italian
• 1 tablespoon olive oil extra-virgin
• 8 ounces penne pasta) (tube-shaped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• slotted spoon
• colander

Directions

1. Cook broccoli rabe in boiling water 2 minutes.
2. Remove with a slotted spoon and plunge into ice water; drain well. Coarsely chop. Return water to boil.
3. Add pasta; cook according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
4. Drain pasta in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
5. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
6. Remove casings from sausage.
7. Add sausage to pan; cook 4 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
8. Add garlic; saut 1 minute. Stir in broccoli rabe; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in pasta, reserved cooking liquid, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
9. Serve immediately.