Sausage with Broccoli Rabe and Penne

This is one of my favorite dishes to get in a restaurant, but they normally use full fat sausage and probably much more oil than I do!  They also use more pasta, but I realized I don't need much pasta to be satisfied.  I made this recipe up, so no need to give credit to anyone other than myself ;)  I originally thought I could eat half of this recipe (yes, my eyes are bigger than my stomach, haha), but I was full after eating only a quarter.  This was nice because it made it less points!  I simply stopped eating when I was full, a very important WW rule!

I rate it 4 out of 5 stars.

Sausage with Broccoli Rabe and Penne
Makes 4 servings
5 WW points plus per serving

Ingredients:
1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
1 cup beef broth
1 bunch (about 1 lb) broccoli rabe
1 onion, sliced and halved
4 cloves garlic, chopped
3 lean turkey or chicken sausage (I used sweet Italian flavor- BJ's Wholesale Brand- but use any kind that equals 10 points for this alone)
2 oz. whole wheat penne (I used Barilla- 5 pts.), cooked and set aside
red pepper flakes

Directions:
1. In small saucepan, cook sausage.  Slice and set aside.*
2. Wash the broccoli rabe, chop (excluding bottom stems- about bottom 1.5-2") and set aside.
3. Heat EVOO in large nonstick fry pan (that has a cover).  Saute onions and garlic, uncovered, until soft.  Add water or a little bit of the beef broth to prevent burning.
4. Add broccoli rabe and broth to pan.  Cover and let cook 2-3 minutes to reduce volume of broccoli rabe.  Stir to coat rabe with broth.  Cook uncovered an additional 1-2 minutes.  Drain excess broth.  Add red pepper flakes (I added about 1/4 tsp. but it depends on how spicy you like it) and saute 1-2 min.
5. Add pasta and sausage, toss to coat and heat throughout.  Serve hot! 
If you have an extra additional point or 2, sprinkle with low fat parmesan cheese!

*Step 1 can be done with another step simultaneously to save time if so desired.  I actually cooked my sausage the day before.  I like to cook it in the microwave, slice it and then put it in the saucepan to make it a little more crispy, cooking each side until lightly brown.