This Italian sausage farfalle recipe is a comfort food dinner that’s packed with flavor from healthy ingredients like spicy turkey sausage, kale, white beans, and sun-dried tomatoes. And of course, pasta. You’ll love it!
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It’s not often that I consider how desperately I need my Kitchenaid stand mixer, but today was one of those days. Most days, you can make due without – even though you would really rather not. But not on this day… And that’s all we’re going to talk about that.
Have I ever mentioned that I love kale? Seriously, if you have never had it – it’s amazing. Try it. Actually, the best place to try it is in this Italian sausage farfalle recipe. Holy flavor train, Batman.
Farfalle is the “official” name for bow tie pasta. I just like saying that word… far-fall-A.
This meal was on the quick and easy list to be thrown into the rotation. It was hearty and delicious. I loved the spicy Italian sausage with it, but it could easily be a meal without meat. If you’re into that sort of thing – which I am not.
I was just left unsure as to how to eat it. Spoon or fork? It wasn’t a soup, but had a little bit of broth at the bottom of the bowl that was worth enjoying – however, I wouldn’t have wanted to battle farfalle with a spoon. I would also throw a red bell pepper in there at the same time as the kale to add a crunch and a bit more flavor.
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Italian Sausage with Farfalle and Kale
This Italian sausage farfalle recipe is a comfort food dinner that's packed with flavor from healthy ingredients like spicy turkey sausage, kale, white beans, and sun-dried tomatoes. And of course, pasta. You'll love it!
Ingredients
- 8 oz uncooked farfalle, bow tie pasta
- 1/4 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 8 oz spicy Italian turkey sausage
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 14-oz can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1 16-oz package fresh kale
- 1 15-oz can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 oz shaved fresh Parmesan cheese, about 1/4 cup
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid; keep warm.
- Drain tomatoes in a small sieve over a bowl, reserving 2 teaspoons oil; slice tomatoes.
- Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add sliced tomatoes, reserved 2 teaspoons tomato oil, onion, and sausage to pan; cook 10 minutes or until sausage is browned, stirring to crumble.
- Add garlic to pan; cook 1 minute. Add seasoning, pepper, and broth to pan. Stir in kale; cover and simmer 5 minutes or until kale is tender.
- Stir in pasta, reserved 1 cup cooking liquid, and beans.
Notes
from myrecipes.com
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 976Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 119mgSodium: 2608mgCarbohydrates: 136gFiber: 21gSugar: 13gProtein: 65g
Nutrition information provided is an estimate from nutritionix.com. For specific health concerns, please put the recipe into your Dr recommended nutrition calculator.
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Tune in later this week for either a pie or tart of some sort! *fingers crossed*
Christina
Friday 6th of August 2010
Wow, this looks great! I am stopping by from SITS and can't wait to check out more of your recipes!
Eva Gallant
Friday 6th of August 2010
Looks yummy! I may have to try it. Just dropped by from SITS to say hi. Hope you find time to do the same.
Karen G
Thursday 5th of August 2010
That looks delish! I'm not a huge bean fan, so I might omit that, but I think it would still be good. And the fact that I could very easily adapt that to both gluten & casein free for one of my kidlets, makes it even better! :> (I hopped my way here from BF, SITS through your cooking blog thread...glad you started it, I loved your blog title and just had to come check it out! :>)