Farfalle with Sausage, Broccoli rabe, and White Beans
7
Points®
Total Time
35 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This easy pasta combines classic Italian ingredients for a dish bursting with flavor. We like farfalle (aka bowties) because they’re fun and easy to eat with just a fork (no cutting or twirling required!), but you can substitute any shape that tickles your fancy. Broccoli rabe and cannellini beans give this dish its traditional Italian flair, plus unlike its heftier standard cousin, broccoli rabe cooks rapidly in the pasta water, added to the boiling pot for the final, quick 3 minutes. There's minimum clean up to this skillet supper. And the pasta makes for great leftovers served hot the next day with minimal doctoring, or at room temp as a pasta salad, dressed with an extra dash of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Ingredients
Uncooked whole wheat pasta
6 oz, farfalle
Broccoli rabe
¾ pound(s), touch stems trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch piece
Olive oil
2 tsp
Uncooked chicken sausage
7 oz, (two 3 1/2-ounce links) low-fat, Italian variety, casings removed
Garlic
2 large clove(s), minced
Red pepper flakes
¼ tsp
Chicken broth
1 cup(s), or vegetable broth
Canned cannellini beans
15½ oz, rinsed and drained
Sun-dried tomatoes (without oil)
¼ cup(s), thinly sliced
Fresh oregano
1 Tbsp, chopped
Grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp
Lemon
1 item(s), medium, wedges