Sausage and Kale Pasta Fagioli

Great

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a large pot. Once boiling, add pasta and cook until al dente. Remove from burner and reserve 3 cups pasta cooking water. Drain pasta, transfer to a mixing bowl and add 1 tsp olive oil. Stir until combined. Set aside.

Step 2

Remove italian sausage from casing if needed. Cook sausage in skillet with 1 tsp olive oil, breaking into smaller pieces with no pink. While sausage cooks, stem kale and coarsely chop. Mince garlic.

Step 3

Add garlic and kale to hot pot used for pasta. Stir oscasionally until kale wilts, 4-5 minutes.

Step 4

Add beans and their liquid, tomato puree, mirepoix base, reserved pasta cooking water, and 1/4 tsp salt to hot pot. Bring to a simmer. Once simmering, stir occasionally until kale is tender, 4-6 minutes.

Step 5

Add pasta, cheese and a pinch of salt to hot pot and stir until combined and heated. Remove from burner. Top soup with croutons.