Name: One Pot Sausage, Sweet Potato, and Kale Pasta
Ingredients: 2 tsp grapeseed or sunflower oil; 3/4 lb chicken or turkey sausage (casing removed and crumbled); 1 yellow onion (chopped); 1 medium sweet potato (peeled and grated ); 2 garlic cloves (chopped); 1/2 lb whole grain rotini or penne pasta; 3 cups no-salt-added chicken or vegetable broth; 14 ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes; 2 Tbsp no-salt-added tomato paste; zest of 1 lemon; 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 5 ounce container baby kale or baby greens mix; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese ((optional)); 1/4 cup toasted chopped walnuts ((optional))

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One Pot Sausage, Sweet Potato, and Kale Pasta

A hearty pasta dinner need not require multiple pots. For less effort and post-meal cleanup, why not cook everything together?

Course: Dinner

Keyword: easy dinner, easy recipes, fast and flavorful, pasta, pasta dinner

Servings:

Calories: 389kcal

Author: by Matthew Kadey, MSC, RD

Ingredients

2 tsp grapeseed or sunflower oil
3/4 lb chicken or turkey sausage casing removed and crumbled
1 yellow onion chopped
1 medium sweet potato peeled and grated
2 garlic cloves chopped
1/2 lb whole grain rotini or penne pasta
3 cups no-salt-added chicken or vegetable broth
14 ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
2 Tbsp no-salt-added tomato paste
zest of 1 lemon
1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
5 ounce container baby kale or baby greens mix
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
1/4 cup toasted chopped walnuts (optional)

Instructions

In large pot over medium, heat oil. Add sausage and heat until browned, about 4 minutes. Remove sausage from pan and set aside.
Add onion to pan and heat until onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Add sweet potato and garlic; heat until potato is tender, stirring often, about 3 minutes.
Add pasta, broth, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, lemon zest, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes to pan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until pasta is al dente and liquid has almost evaporated. Be sure to scrape up any brown bits from bottom of pan.
In batches, stir in kale until wilted. Stir in sausage and heat through. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Garnish with Parmesan and walnuts if desired.

Notes

Go nuts!

You don’t need to crank up the oven to make a small batch of toasty nuts. Instead, nuke them. Spread nuts in a single layer on microwave-safe plate. Microwave on high power for 1 minute, stir, and continue heating in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until nuts are fragrant and a few shades darker.

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