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Shell Pasta with Sausage and Greens Recipe

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Shell Pasta with Sausage and Greens

My father loves to watch cooking shows and is often inspired to try out a new dish he sees prepared on a show. Today he drew inspiration from Weir Cooking in the City a program of public television KQED in San Francisco. Joanne Weir used to work at Chez Panisse and now teaches cooking classes in the city. This simple recipe of pasta, sausage, Parmesan cheese and rabe or kale is very easy to prepare and delicious. After indulging tonight we all agreed that it was a keeper. Ms. Weir's recipe calls for broccoli rabe, which wasn't available, but kale made a perfectly fine substitution. Kale can be quite bitter on its own, but included in this dish there is no trace of bitterness; it is an accent of flavor to the sausage and cheese.

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Shell Pasta with Sausage and Greens Recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. shell or ear-shaped "Conchiglie" pasta
3/4 lb. Italian sausage - half hot, half sweet or plain
12 oz. bunch of broccoli rabe or kale, chopped
6 garlic cloves, diced
1/4-1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/4 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Method

1 Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil, add a 1/2 teaspoon of salt and a Tbsp of olive oil. Add the pasta and cook as directed on the package, until al dente.

2 While pasta is being prepared, cook rabe or kale in chicken stock for about 8 minutes.

3 While rabe is cooking, sauté Italian sausage until brown - about 8 minutes. Sauté garlic.

4 When pasta is done, drain and return to pan. Toss together with the greens, sausage, garlic, and Parmesan cheese.

Serves four to six.

Note: You might want to try experimenting with adding some sautéed bell pepper and or onion.

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Posted by Elise on Dec 26, 2004 and indexed Broccoli Rabe, Greens, Italian Sausage, Kale, Pasta, Sausage

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Comments

I had this for dinner tonight......used kale...it was so simple, so light, and so good.......my husband even liked it! He didn't even ask what the "green" was...........

Posted by: Nancy on December 27, 2004 3:48 PM

Hi Elise, I have just discovered your site and wow, your recipes are glorious - not too fussy yet deliciously comforting on these cold English days. Look forward to trying more. Planethalder from London, England.

Posted by: Planethalder on January 2, 2005 7:12 AM

Hi Nancy, Excellent! I love it when when you can sneek some greens in to unsuspecting males. :-)

Planethalder, thank you for the kudos! Please come again.

Posted by: elise [TypeKey Profile Page] on January 8, 2005 9:26 PM

I'm an avid cook always looking for new ideas. This dish looks absolutely delicious, yet simple. I like it. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks!

Posted by: cwp on February 17, 2005 6:21 AM

Hey dudes, wassup? Well, I'm from Australia right, so its common knowledge that our tastes are different to everyone else's... But I have to say that I find these recipes really awesome when I have to make a quick dinner, or to give an ordinary meal a bit of a kick. I love it how the recipes make u want to eat healthy stuff, like the boring buggers vegetables!! Rock on... cya!!

Posted by: Mel on June 3, 2005 12:39 AM

Such a good, easy all-purpose pasta dish. Used spinach and broccoli instead of suggested greens (had them on hand). I top all my pasta now with a grating of Mizithra cheese which is a very tangy Greek cheese -- superb.

Posted by: Anonymous on November 21, 2006 5:40 PM

I made this tonight, because I wanted something quick that didn't taste quick, and this was perfect.

It even got my husband to admit to liking kale!

Posted by: courtney on July 27, 2007 8:09 PM

Very tasty & quick. Used spinach, and since it's bland upped amount to 1 lb+. Good with your zucchini recipe. Thanks ya'll.

Posted by: Marcia on March 20, 2008 3:46 PM

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