Broccoli Rabe With Spaghetti

Photo: Lady Catherine Gourmet

Ingredients

1 bunch of broccoli rabe

5 cloves of garlic – chopped

1/2 cup of chicken broth

Dashes of red pepper flakes

Dashes of black pepper

Dashes of sea salt

Olive oil

Fresh grated Romano cheese

1 box of your favorite spaghetti

Preparation

Cut about 1 inch off of the stems of the broccoli rabe and place in boiling water to blanche the broccoli. Let the broccoli rabe simmer about 1-2 minutes and then remove from the water and cut the broccoli rabe into about 2 inch pieces.

In a large heated frying pan drizzle olive oil and place the chopped garlic and add a few dashes of red pepper flakes and the broccoli rabe and let the broccoli sauté, while you prepare the spaghetti, al-dente.

Add the ½ cup of chicken broth to the broccoli rabe and continue to simmer on low.

Add the drained spaghetti to the broccoli rabe along with a drizzle of olive oil a few more dashes of red pepper flakes some fresh ground black pepper and a dash of sea salt to taste. Grate some fresh Romano cheese and toss.