Sausage, kale and sun-dried tomato pasta

Meat mains

Sausage, kale and sun-dried tomato pasta

Name: Sausage, kale and sun-dried tomato pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4

Main Serves 4 25 min

This is a super-easy, rustic pasta dish that only calls for about 5 ingredients. If you can use spelt penne rather than white – it's extra flavour sits well with the punch of sun-dried tomatoes and robust kale. If you have spinach or chard in your box, just use that in place of kale - reduce the cooking time accordingly.

Ingredients

400g penne pasta
2 tbsp olive oil
450g pork sausages, sliced open, sausage meat removed and roughly crumbled, casings discarded
250g kale, tough stalks removed and discarded, leaves roughly chopped
12 sun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
4 tbsp Parmesan, freshly grated
olive oil, for drizzling
salt and pepper

Method

Prep time: 10 min

Cooking time: 15 min

Step 1
In a large pan of salted boiling water, cook the penne according to the packet instructions. Drain and reserve the cooking water.
Step 2
While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the sausage meat and cook on a low to medium heat for about 6 or 7 minutes, until just cooked through.
Step 3
Add the kale and sun-dried tomatoes. Cook for a minute, stirring constantly, then add a couple of ladles of the pasta cooking water.
Step 4
Simmer for another couple of minutes or so, until the kale has wilted and the liquid reduced.
Step 5
Add the Parmesan and season. Stir to combine and serve with a drizzle of olive oil or some of the sun-dried tomato oil.