Sausage Rapini Pasta (Mercatto Wannabe)

 This is my version of the orecchiette fennel sausage, rapini, peperoncini dish at Mercatto.  Instead of orecchiette I used spaghettoni.  The brand of pasta that we usually use (and is very delicious) is Barilla.  I forget what type of sausages I used, but they were from Longo's, as was the rapini.

1.  Cut sausages into bite-sized pieces and pan fry.  Mash with potato masher.  Place into large bowl.
2.  Cut rapini into thirds or quarters, and steam.  Be careful not to overcook.  Place into the bowl.
3.  Cook pasta.  Drain and place into the bowl.
4.  Add a generous amount of olive oil and 1/2 tsp of chili flakes to pasta and mix well.

That's it!  Congratulate yourself on a job well-done and place the $15 per serving you saved into your piggybank.