Tuscan Sausage Pasta
This Tuscan Sausage Pasta combines tangy, sweet sun-dried tomatoes with kale and Italian sausage in a parmesan cream sauce your family will love. It's a hearty flavorful dish that comes together in about 35 minutes!
Equipment
- Large pot for cooking pasta
- heavy bottomed pot or braiser
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Cutting board and knife
- paper towel lined plate
- slotted spoon
Ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta can substitute with pasta shape of choice
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage
- olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- pinch of red pepper flakes
- pinch of salt & pepper
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth can substitute ½ cup with white wine if desired
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 10 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and thinly sliced
- 3 cups kale, chopped Note: remember to remove the hard stem before chopping.
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- ½ lemon, juice of
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a full rolling boil. Add pasta and cook al dente according to package instructions. Reserve about 2 cups of pasta water before straining. Then strain the pasta and set aside.
- While the pasta is cooking make the sauce. Drizzle a little olive oil into a large pan and preheat over medium high. Add ground sausage to the pan and cook until browned, breaking the meat up with a spoon as it cooks.Once the meat is cooked through, use a slotted spoon to transfer the sausage to a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
- Add another drizzle of olive oil to the same pan and add in the diced onions. Cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes until softened. Then add in minced garlic, Italian seasoning and a pinch of red pepper flakes with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for about a minute until fragrant.
- Make a well in the center of the onions and add in butter. Allow the butter to melt and then measure in 2 tablespoon of flour. Stir everything together and cook for about 1 minute on medium to medium high heat. While stirring, stream in 1 cup of chicken broth and 1 cup of heavy cream. Add in sun-dried tomatoes, kale, parmesan cheese and the juice of a half lemon. Cook on medium heat until the kale has wilted, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add in the cooked sausage and about 1 cup of the reserved pasta water. Then toss the pasta with the sauce until well combined and cooked through. *If the sauce seems a bit thick add in a little more of the pasta water.*
- Serve hot and top with more grated parmesan, red pepper flakes and parsley if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 780kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 26gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 120mgSodium: 899mgPotassium: 612mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1857IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 175mgIron: 3mg
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