Pasta with Italian Sausage, Kale and Mushrooms at home
- Yield 6
- Prep 5 minutes
- Cook 25 minutes
- Total 30 minutes
Pasta with Italian Sausage, Kale and Mushrooms at home is a pasta recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 6. Plan on 30 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 6 servings
- 1 pound uncooked pasta (I used campanelle)
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 pound Italian sausage (traditional, chicken or Field Roast*), sliced into rounds or crumbled
- salt and pepper
- 1 pound (16 ounces) baby bella or white button mushrooms, quartered
- 1 bunch fresh kale, roughly chopped (coarse stems removed)
- 8 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly-sliced (or minced)
- 1/3 cup dry white wine**
- pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- lots and lots of Parmesan cheese
Method
Leave pasta in a large stock pot of generously-salted boiling water al dente according to package instructions. Then reserve about 1/4 cup of pasta water on the side for later. Tip off the pasta, and set it aside.
While that cooks, as the pasta water is heating and the pasta is cooking, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large sauté pan over medium-a hot burner. Tip in the Italian sausage and sauté, flipping and stirring occasionally, until the sausage is browned and crispy on both sides. Move the sausage to a separate plate with a slotted spoon, and keep nearby.
Tip in the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the pan (or add less oil if you’re using traditional sausage that left behind grease after cooking), and add the mushrooms. Sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned. Then add in the kale and garlic, and sauté for 3-4 minutes more, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is fragrant and the kale is softened. Tip in in the white wine and crushed red pepper flakes, and stir to combine. Let it bubble gently for 1 minute.
Mix the cooked pasta with the mushroom mixture and sausage, and toss to combine. Stir in some of the reserved pasta water if you’d like a slightly more saucy pasta.
Plate while it is hot, garnished with lots of Parmesan cheese.
