Whenever the weather cools down, I crave spicy foods. Today I wanted nothing more than to eat some "Rasta Pasta" from Buzzard Billy's, but I was not in the mood to drive, so I thought I'd make it myself. The only problem was, I didn't have most of the ingredients I needed on hand, so I made up this spicy pasta instead.
1 package rotini pasta
1 small bag of frozen broccoli
4 spicy sausages (I used jalapeño cheese brats from HyVee)
2 tsp oil (I actually used some bacon grease I had saved)
1 Tbs minced garlic
1 Tbs cornstarch
1 cup chicken broth
2 cups shredded Pepper Jack cheese
1 tsp cayenne Pepper
Bring 4 quarts water to a boil, add uncooked pasta. Boil for 4 minutes, add broccoli. Boil for another 4 minutes. Drain. Return to pot.
Meanwhile, slice sausages into small pieces. Add oil to a pan and cook sausages and garlic until browned. Add cornstarch and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Slowly add chicken broth and stir until thickened. Reduce heat and stir in cayenne pepper and the shredded cheese. Once the cheese has completely melted, pour sauce over the pasta and broccoli.
Now, at this point you could stop and enjoy. OR you could go one step more and put the pasta into a baking dish, top it with 2 more cups of pepper jack cheese and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
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