Italian Sausage Pasta
This Italian Sausage Pasta is a 30-minute dinner with deeply browned sausage, tender kale and strozzapreti tossed in a creamy white wine and Parmesan sauce. It's rich and comforting, but still weeknight-practical.
Ingredients
- ¾ pound ground Italian sausage
- 12 ounces strozzapreti pasta
- ½ medium yellow onion finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt divided, plus additional for pasta water
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 5 ounces baby kale
- ½ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese plus additional for garnish
- Chopped fresh basil or parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat large pot of salted water to boiling over high heat. Meanwhile, heat large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook 6 to 8 minutes or until deeply browned, breaking meat up with wooden spoon as it cooks.
- Add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions for al dente. *Do not drain the pasta until you’ve reserved 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water towards the end of the pasta cooking time.*
- Reduce Dutch oven heat to medium. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt to sausage and cook 4 to 5 minutes or until onion is softened, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in garlic, Italian seasoning, black pepper and red pepper flakes and cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
- Pour in wine and simmer 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly reduced, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven as it cooks.
- Stir in cream and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Simmer 3 to 4 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
- If you haven’t already done so, reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water, then drain pasta.
- Add kale to Dutch oven, then add drained pasta on top of kale. Cook over low heat 1 to 2 minutes, tossing frequently, or until kale is just wilted. While tossing, add reserved pasta water a splash at a time until the sauce loosens and coats the pasta. You will probably need all of the pasta water.
- Remove from heat and add Parmesan cheese. Stir until melted and the sauce is smooth and glossy. Garnish with herbs and additional Parmesan, if desired, and serve immediately.
Calories: 909kcal, Carbohydrates: 71g, Protein: 31g, Fat: 53g, Saturated Fat: 26g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 19g, Cholesterol: 140mg, Sodium: 1446mg, Potassium: 656mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 4523IU, Vitamin C: 37mg, Calcium: 330mg, Iron: 3mg
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