This dish has a wonderful combination of flavors and textures. It’s creamy from the creme fraiche, meaty from the sausage, and earthy from the kale. I loved that the entire dish was prepared in a single pot- such a bonus. It was a great weeknight meal.
This recipe was adapted from Food and Wine, contributed by Justin Chapple. The original recipe called for mustard greens; I used an abundant amount of Toscano kale from my CSA share instead. I also increased the amount of pasta, garlic, and creme fraiche. My family will gobble up any amount of kale if it’s creamy and prepared with pasta and sausage. Genius. 🙂
- In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the pasta until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain.
- In the same pot, heat the olive oil until shimmering.
- Add the sausage and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl.
- Add the leeks, garlic and a generous pinch of salt to the pot and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the leeks are softened, about 5 minutes.
- Return the sausage to the pot.
- Add the mustard greens and tomatoes and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until the greens are just wilted and the tomatoes start to burst, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the pasta, crème fraîche and reserved pasta water and cook, tossing, until the pasta is hot and coated in a light sauce, about 2 minutes.
- Season the pasta with salt and pepper and serve right away.
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I think my family would love this, too! Especially my son, who would eat the kale, just like you said, because it’s all cooked in creamy deliciousness! Lovely recipe. 🙂
My family preferred it to sautéed kale! 😉 It was yummy. Hope you get a chance to make it.
My husband won’t let me use kale anymore in anything, even cooked. But spinach would do the trick for him. Looks fabulous!
My husband is getting close to the same threat… I won’t let him know that it’s possible to make such a declaration! 😉 He would opt for spinach instead of kale any day too. I love all of my greens!
At a quick glance, it looks like we both had similar thoughts in mind when cooking the pasta dish with the spicy sausage and greens. I like the addition of kale in yours 🙂
I thought the same thing when I saw your dish! 🙂