Campanelle Pasta With Broccolini and Sausage

Photo: More is More Mom

Ingredients

16 ounces box Campanelle Pasta, I’m a fan of the Barilla (you can certainly use any shell

1 bunch of Broccolini (a hybrid vegetable: broccoli and asparagus, though 2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup chopped onion, approximately 1

6 cloves of garlic, minced

1/2 pound Italian sausage, remove the casings

1 cup marinara sauce, home made or from a jar, I like Prego

3/4 cup fresh grated cheese, such as Parmesan or a pecorino Romano

Preparation

I like to prep my ingredients before I get my meals underway.

Trim the Broccolini

Chop the onion

Mince the garlic

Remove the casings from 3 Italian sausages (I grill those that remain for my kids)

Grate the cheese

Bring a large pot of water to a boil

Cook the Campanelle pasta for approximately 15 minutes (I always make a double batch of pasta because Nick loves leftovers)

Drain and mix with one stick of butter per box of pasta

Now, if you are not going to deconstruct the dish, you can add the Broccolini to the pasta during the last 3-4 minutes that the pasta cooks. I cooked the Broccolini in a separate pot of boiling water for 3-4 minutes. Drain and set aside. Any Broccolini that is not going into the pasta dish ca n be slathered with butter (the only way to choke down the veggies)