Orecchiette with Sauteed Garlic and Rapini

Orecchiette with Sauteed Garlic and Rapini

This is my favorite pasta dish, and one I got when I lived in New York and would frequent Mario Batali's delicious (and more affordable!) restaurant, Po, which, sadly, has now closed. The pasta is orecchiette, which are like little hats, thicker and chewier than most noodles. The vegetable…