Dinner Tonight: Fusilli with Sausage, Kale, and Sungold Tomatoes

Name: Dinner Tonight: Fusilli with Sausage, Kale, and Sungold Tomatoes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 whole cherry tomatoes, such as Sungolds; 2 tablepoons fennel seeds, crushed in a mortar and pestle (optional); 454 grams fusilli or other short pasta; 1 clove garlic, minced; 340 grams sweet Italian sausage, removed from skins and crumbled; 1 large bunch kale, leaves chopped and stems discarded; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 118 milliliters Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Dinner Tonight: Fusilli with Sausage, Kale, and Sungold Tomatoes might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 33g of protein, 36g of fat, and a total of 824 calories. If you have cherry tomatoes, sausage, fusilli, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring two pots of salted water to boil: 1 for the kale, 1 for the pasta. Cook the kale in boiling water until tender, then drain well and set aside. Cook the pasta until al dente, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water before draining.

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Pasta

Water

Kale

In the meantime, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and crumble the sausage into the skillet. Cook, breaking up well with a wooden spoon, until the fat is rendered and the meat is starting to brown.

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Olive Oil

Sausage

Meat

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Wooden Spoon

Frying Pan

Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and fennel seeds and continue cooking until the sausage is golden brown and caramelized.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Fennel Seeds

Sausage

Garlic

Add the blanched kale and stir to coat well. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the cherry tomatoes and cook until they just begin to lose their shape.

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Cherry Tomato

Kale

Add the drained pasta, tossing to coat in the fat, adding pasta water and Parmesan as necessary to create a silky sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper and divide among bowls, topping with remaining Parmesan.

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Salt And Pepper