Crispy Italian Sausage Pasta Toss

This recipe is truly a must try! I had so much fun coming up with it. The kale makes the dish! Well, so does the wild mushrooms and perfectly cooked broccoli. The best part of this dish is that it's fairly low fat as no cream is used, but you will not miss it, I promise. The most important things to remember in this recipe is to cook your Italian sausage till it is nice and crispy. Along with getting some nice color on the onions and mushrooms as well. You also want to blanch the kale and broccoli just a bit so that they remain nice and crisp.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings 4

Ingredients

1 pound all natural spicy Italian Sausage
One large yellow onion chopped
½ pound of wild mushrooms of your choice
2 cups kale chopped
3 cloves garlic chopped
3 tablespoons of good olive oil
4 tablespoons of fresh chopped basil
½ cup parmesan cheese grated
½ cup mozzarella cheese pulled in small pieces
One lemon zested and juiced
1 cup chicken broth
⅓ cup white wine
1 pound cooked pasta of your choice

Instructions

Get your water boiling for your pasta. Add your pasta and cook according to your pasta directions. Once the water comes back to a boil after you added your pasta, add your chopped kale for one minutes. Take a spoon with holes and put your kale in a colander. Run under cold water and stop the cooking. Next add your chopped broccoli and let that boil for 3 minutes. Use your spoon and pull the broccoli out of the boiling water and run under cold water to stop the cooking. Step the veggies aside. Once your pasta is cooked strain it and rinse with cold water so that it stops the cooking. Do not over cook your pasta.
In a large frying pan add your oil. Crumble your Italian sausage and cook on medium high heat until you see the sausage start to get crispy. Add your onions and mushrooms and cook them in the meat mixture until they start to get some browning and good color on them. Caramelizing your onions and mushrooms adds some great flavor! Add your garlic and cook that for one more minute. Next add your chicken broth, white wine, pasta and veggies in the pan with your meat. Add your cheeses and let cook for 3 minutes or so. Add your fresh basil, lemon zest and lemon juice. Serve with a bit more fresh basil and parm cheese.