TURKEY SAUSAGE AND KALE PASTA

TURKEY SAUSAGE AND KALE PASTA image

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 Box Orichette or another pasta of your choice
1/2 cup light Olive Oil plus 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
4 Cloves Garlic
1 Tbsp and 1 Tsp of Red Pepper Chili Flakes
1/4 Cup white onion diced
1 Lb Turkey Sausage (casing removed)
3 Cups Raw Kale
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1/2 Cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
Salt to taste

Steps:

Place 1/2 cup olive oil, diced garlic cloves, onion and 1 Tbsp Chilli flakes in pan and simmer for 45 Min. Strain oil into small bowl and discard remaining chunks of onion and garlic. Set Aside Boil 15-20 cups of salted water and add pasta when boiled. Cook to al dente (about 9 Min) Drain. Set aside Meanwhile, bring one cup of water to a boil and add Kale. Blanch for 1 Min. Drain Kale and add lemon Juice. Set aside Remove casing from Turkey Sausage and add to the remainder (2 Tbsp) of heated olive oil. Brown and break up Sausage on high until some peices are crispy. Set aside. (Clean saucepan if using the same one so no brown bits are remaining) On a meduim high setting. heat the flavoured olive oil in a saucepan. (You dont need to use it all. Use your judgement. If it looks like too much sauce for the pasta then use less) Add pasta and sausage to flavoured oil. Cook for about 7 minutes until pasta starts getting crispy at the edges. Add kale and cook for another 3 minutes. Add Parmesan and let it melt a bit. Add salt and extra chilli flakes to taste. (optional) Spoon into bowls Enjoy!!!!