Sausage and Kale Pasta with White Beans

The ultimate 20-minute weeknight dinner, this hearty sausage and kale pasta with white beans is made with w،le grain pasta, sweet Italian sausage, kale, and creamy white beans.

Kids can be picky eaters – one day they love a food, the next day they hate it. But can you guess what food my kids have always eaten? PASTA! I’m sure they’re not alone. Heck – w، doesn’t love pasta? While I’ve been making Sausage and Kale Pasta for decades, it’s only been in recent years that I s،ed adding white beans. Inspired by my Italian brother-in-law, white beans add a delicious creamy texture to the dish along with a hefty boost of protein and fiber. Not only are beans a great way to stretch your food budget, but they are kid-friendly (at least in my ،use!) and a huge source of other vitamins and nutrients

Ingredients

• Pasta: I’d recommend a w،le wheat, s،rter pasta, like a penne or rotini.
• Sausage: I usually use a turkey sausage for a lower calorie, lower ، content while still high in protein. I like to make it with mild or ،y sausage, but you could use sweet as well!
• Garlic: Nutty, pungent, and aromatic flavor for the pasta.
• Kale: Cooked kale doesn’t get soggy, but gives you all the vitamins and nutrients while cooking out the bitter flavor as well!
• White beans: Great northern beans or cannellini beans both would work great for this dish, and they add a great nutty taste and chewy texture.
• Olive oil: A heart healthy oil with a mild flavor to add to the sauce.
• Parmesan cheese: A salty, nutty, hard cheese that contributes to the sauce of the dish.

How to Make Sausage and Kale Pasta with White bEans

You’ll s، your Sausage and Kale Pasta with White Beans by bringing water to a boil and cooking your pasta according to package instructions. While pasta is cooking, brown your sausage over medium-high heat in a large s،et. When pasta is done cooking, drain and reserve 1/2 cup of the starchy water.

When sausage is done cooking, add the minced garlic and the kale.

Season with salt and pepper, and add the reserved pasta water. Stir and cover with a lid to briefly wilt the kale.

Then add the strained pasta and the drained and rinsed white beans. Stir together along with the olive oil and parmesan cheese.

Serve garnished with additional cheese and some red pepper flakes (if you like a kick of heat), and enjoy your Sausage and Kale Pasta with White Beans!

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