Sausage Cavatelli

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage link
• 1/2 lb dried cavatelli (other small pasta is fine)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bunch broccoli
• 1 1/4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 to cook sausage, squeeze from casings and saute in a heavy skillet or cast iron frying pan.
• 2 stir until no longer pink and sausage has broken down into small chunks.
• 3 remove with slotted spoon leaving juices in pan.
• 4 cut broccoli into 1 inch pieces and saute in juices or drippings.
• 5 stir gently til it begins to brown.
• 6 add garlic and saute 1 minute more.
• 7 add broth and raisins and simmer until the broccoli is tender, about 3 minutes.
• 8 do not over cook.
• 9 finally, add butter and stir to melt.
• 10 add, with sausage, to cooked cavatelli pasta and serve with parmesan cheese.