Simple Kale and Sausage Pasta
This Simple Kale and Sausage Pasta saved my butt so many times on busy weeknights. It’s a true back-pocket recipe. It is quick and easy, involving only 6 ingredients but always super tasty and welcomed by my fam. With recipes like this, it’s all in the cooking technique to make the few ingredients shine.
I love using the super dark green Lacinato kale for this but curly kale is great as well. The important thing in my opinion is to load up on it - one large bunch of kale or two smaller bunches. They cook down a lot.
For the sausages, feel free to use any you enjoy. Since this dish involves so few ingredients, each makes a difference in adding to it so do use a quality sausage you love. People often use Italian sausages for similar recipes but I personally don’t love the fennel in them (unpopular opinion, I’m sure) so I typically seek out sausages without fennel. For me, the best is when I can swing by my local butcher to snag a few Berkshire pork sausages which are made from a heritage breed of pigs, are very flavourful and super juicy. Even then, the total ingredient cost of this meal adds up to only about $20 for a family of four. Very reasonable, me thinks 👍
I’ve been making this Simple Kale and Sausage Pasta for years but had no intention to share it until now. It had seemed the internet was already stacked with so many recipes for kale and sausage pasta. But alas, having started my Instagram recipe series, You Got This in 30 Minutes (wherein every recipe is family friendly and can be made in 30 minutes or less), it seemed remiss not to include this solid one in the line-up. And I get asked for the recipe every time I make it on IG stories so, here we are!
My Simple Kale and Sausage Pasta is named that because it truly is simple and pared down, but incredibly tasty thanks in particular to choosing quality sausages and taking the time to brown the tomato paste during cooking. Let me know what you think of this recipe or if you make it, share and tag me on Instagram so I can see :)
Eat well + be well,
Hi, I’m Sonia
I share recipes inspired by my food cravings and what I make for my family. My role as a working mom of two girls, my life in Toronto Canada and my background as a Chinese immigrant from Hong Kong all inform the things I love, crave and create. This means an emphasis on wholesome recipes that are approachable for busy weeknights and fun recipes to make on weekends and for friends!
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