Broccoli Rabe With Italian Sausage

• 1 1/2 pounds hot or sweet Italian sausage, cut across into 1-inch thick pieces
• 1 pound broccoli rabe, trimmed and cut across into 1-inch pieces
• 4 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes, if using sweet sausage
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

1. Place the sausage in a 9-inch pie plate, and cover with a paper towel.
2. Cook at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 11 minutes.
3. Remove from oven and uncover.
4. Pour off liquid and set aside.
5. Place the broccoli rabe in a 14-by-9-by-2-inch oval dish.
6. Toss with the olive oil and red-pepper flakes, if using.
7. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap.
8. Cook for 8 minutes.
9. Prick plastic to release steam.
10. Remove from oven and uncover.
11. Stir in salt, pepper and cooked sausage.
12. Serve alone or over cooked pasta.

sausage, broccoli rabe, olive oil, redpepper, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7559 (may not work)