Sausage, Mozzarella and Broccoli with Shells

Ingredients:
2 T. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 sprigs thyme
coarse slat and ground pepper
2 garlic cloves, chopped
3 links spicy sausage, (3/4 lb total) casings removed
1 T. flour
1 can (28 oz) whole peeled tomatoes
8 oz medium shell pasta
1 bunch broccoli rabe, trimmed and coarsely chopped or use regular broccoli
6 oz. fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 c. Parmesan, grated

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400. In a large skillet, heat oil. Add onion and thyme; season with salt and pepper.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden brown, 15 minutes (reduce heat if browning too quickly).
Add garlic and sausage. Cook, breaking meat up with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, breaking them up with spoon.
Cook sauce until slightly thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Discard thyme.
Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta 4 minutes less than package directions. Add broccoli rabe to pot and cook 15 seconds. (If using broccoli cook for 1 minute.)
Drain pasta and broccoli rabe and return to pot. Stir in sausage mixture. Transfer to a 3 quart baking dish.
Top with mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake until bubbling, about 15 minutes.

Makes 4 servings. Total time 50 minutes.

Verdict:
When I made this I used broccoli not broccoli rabe. I also used just regular sausage. I did add a little bit of pepper flakes when I was cooking just to spice it up a bit since I didn't use spicy sausage. This was a good warm meal. You got to love when a meal is all mixed together in one container. I think when I make this again I will most likely either use spicy sausage or more pepper flakes.