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Kale and Chicken Sausage with Fusilli

Fusilli pasta with kale and chicken sausage
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 lb of chicken sausage removed from casing
  • 8 oz of chopped kale
  • 1 lb cooked fusilli pasta
  • 1 cup or chicken stock or 1of reserved cooking liquid
  • pinch of red pepper flakes
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cook 1lb of fusilli pasta;drain (reserve cooking liquid if necessary)and drizzle with olive oil;cover and set aside.
  • In a saute pan cook the chicken sausage with 1 tablespoon of olive oil; saute sausage until cooked through and browned;remove from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside in a covered bowl.
  • Saute the crushed garlic and red pepper flakes in the same pan with the remaining olive oil;once the garlic is lightly browned add the chopped kale;when the kale begins to wilt return the chicken sausage to the pan;saute about 5-7 minutes covered and then add your liquid of choice;bring to boil and then toss in the pasta and grated Parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

*slice the sausage 1/2 thick instead of removing it from the casing if desired.
*use regular italian pork sausage if desired.
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