Kale Pasta Sauce (Joshua McFadden's Recipe)

Name: Kale Pasta Sauce (Joshua McFadden's Recipe)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 26 min
Cuisine: American, Italian
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic (smashed and peeled); 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (plus more for serving); Kosher salt and black pepper; 1 bunch kale (about 10 - 12 ounces, any variety works here | thick ribs/tough stems removed**); 8 ounces dried pasta (such as rigatoni or pappardelle); 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:21min

This shockingly easy, utterly tasty, and vibrant green-hued kale pasta sauce with olive oil and garlic is the ideal mid-week lunch or dinner. Recipe very slightly adapted from Joshua McFadden's Six Seasons Cookbook.

Updated at: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:04:40 GMT