date night rigatoni with sausage and kale

Polar vortex? End of Sugar Free January? Formal courting vacation coming up at the 14th? The time is now. Date Night Rigatoni is here, and it's proper correct here for all of it.

INGREDIENTS 1 lb rigatoni + 2 cups reserved pasta water 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups chopped fennel or celery 1 enormous yellow onion, chopped 1 lb Italian sausage 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, beaten or chopped* 1/4 cup tomato paste 1 cup dry white wine or hen broth 1 1/4 cups heavy cream 2 cups chopped kale 1 teaspoon salt freshly grated Parmesan cheese red pepper flakes INSTRUCTIONS Pasta: Cook rigatoni according to package deal deal directions in well-salted water. Reserve 2 cups of the starchy water whilst you drain. Sausage: Heat olive oil in a large, deep pot over medium excessive heat. Add the fennel and onion. Saute till very comfortable – about 10 minutes. Add the sausage. Cook, breaking into small pieces, till browned all of the method through. Sauce: Turn the warmth down. Add the garlic, fennel seeds, and tomato paste. Sauté till aromatic – about 3 minutes. Add the wine; permit it sizzle out. Add the cream; permit it come to a low simmer. Stir within the kale. Season with salt. Fall In Love: Toss sauce with the cooked pasta. Add reserved pasta water as had to thin the sauce. Stir in freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Finish with red pepper flakes and extra Parm. Serve with a pitcher of wine simply due to the fact THIS IS VERY ROMANTIC AND FANCY! NOTES Fennel seeds: I would suggest utilizing 2 teaspoons of fennel seeds for those who are utilizing celery rather of fennel. It will provide you extra fennel-y flavor. Pasta: I suggest cooking to al dente so there’s nonetheless a mild firmness. That method the noodles will grasp up properly whilst you toss them with the sauce. NUTRITION Serves 6 Calories Per Serving: 636 % DAILY VALUE 46%Total Fat 30.2g 24%Cholesterol 70.9mg 39%Sodium 932.9mg 22%Total Carbohydrate 65g 15%Dietary Fiber 3.6g Sugars 6.2g 47%Protein 23.5g 9%Vitamin A 139.1µg 19%Vitamin C 11.3mg

Why is rigatoni so good, actually? Why does pasta style higher whilst it’s within the form of outsized chewy tubes with simply the proper quantity of density and flop to them?

I mean, on this case, it might be simply due to the fact browned sausage and sauteed kale provide simply the proper quantity of hearty wintery-ness to the pan, or it might be the heavy passed garlic and beaten fennel seeds making the residence scent like a restaurant, or it might be as the silky modern tomato cream sauce speckled with red pepper flakes and subtle shavings of Parmesan simply all of the time brings out the finest in everything.

Here’s my difficulty to you to your subsequent date night, regardless of no matter if that’s with you and your dog, you and your baby, you and your different person, or all three (hi, it me): EAT LIKE YOU LOVE YOURSELF.

So… in different words, it’s time for Date Night Rigatoni.

Rigatoni with Sausage, Kale, and Parmesan
Things that would pass properly with this recipe:

Miracle No Knead Bread – for sopping up that sauce??!!
Toasted Bread and Parmesan Kale Salad! An vague antique publish but really my favourite kale salad of all time.

Salted Caramel Brownies and bonus which you simply possibly may make them heart-shapey. Date evening ON POINT.
Thank you to my pal Stephanie for introducing me to this recipe – I made some modifications (hi, kale!) and a couple of different mild substitutions, but normal idea got here from her!

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AMAZING rigatoni with sausage, kale, tomato cream sauce, Parmesan, and red pepper flakes! Perfect for date night!

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