This is a light and tasty dish that uses many ingredients you may already have in your pantry to create a flavor that is sure to have your family asking for more!
Ingredients
1 lb rigatoni
2 heads of broccoli, cut up
1 lb sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
¼ cup olive oil
¼ tsp salt
1 small red onion, sliced thinly
2 tbsp garlic, minced
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp pepper
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
½ cup sun dried tomatoes
Parmesan cheese to taste
Red pepper flakes to taste
Instructions
In a large pot of salted boiling water cook rigatoni according to directions. About 2 minutes before pasta is done pour in the broccoli florets, cooking until they are bright in color and tender. Reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water before draining the pasta and broccoli then set aside.
In same pot cook sweet Italian sausage, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks, until browned, about 8-10 minutes. After first 4 minutes of sausage cooking, add red onions to the pot, stirring to combine.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together olive oil, salt, garlic powder, garlic, pepper, lemon juice, and zest. When sausage is cooked through add the reserved pasta water to deglaze pot, scraping up the brown bits from bottom of pot. Remove pot from heat and add pasta, broccoli, oil mixture, and sun dried tomatoes to the pot, then toss to coat.
Serve immediately with grated parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes to taste.
Recipe by Kinda Sorta Simple at https://kindasortasimple.com/2014/10/rigatoni-broccoli-sausage/