Perfect Penne Pasta

🥘 Ingredients

• garlic
  2 clove
• italian chicken sausage
  18 oz
• kale
  8 oz
• mozzarella cheese
  1 c
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• pepper
• red onion
  2 unit
• salt
• thyme
  ¼ ounce
• tuscan heat spice
  2 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large pan
• baking dish

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Halve, peel, and dice red onion . Mince or grate garlic . Remove large ribs and stems from half the kale and discard (use the rest of the kale as you like). Coarsely chop leaves. Strip leaves from thyme and discard stems. Remove italian chicken sausage from casing.

   red onion: 2 unit, garlic: 2 clove, kale: 8 oz, thyme: ¼ ounce, italian chicken sausage: 18 oz
2. 

   2

   Heat 1 TBSP olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat (use an ovenproof pan if you have one). Add onion and cook until softened, 3-5 minutes. Toss in garlic and 1 tsp tuscan heat spice (we sent more). Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, tuscan heat spice: 2 tsp
3. 

   3

   Add sausage to the pan, breaking up meat into pieces. Cook until lightly browned, 4-5 minutes.
4. 

   4

   Once water is boiling, add penne to the pot. After 7-8 minutes, add kale to the pot. Cook until kale is softened and penne is al dente, 2-3 minutes more. Drain.
5. 

   5

   Stir diced tomatoes and thyme into the pan with sausage mixture. Season with salt and pepper . Reduce heat to low and simmer until pasta is ready. Stir penne and kale into the pan after you've drained both. Season with salt and pepper. TIP: If your pan is not ovenproof, transfer mixture to a baking dish at this point.

   salt, pepper
6. 

   6

   Sprinkle penne mixture with mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese . Bake in the oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 minutes, then divide between plates and serve.

   mozzarella cheese: 1 c, parmesan cheese: ½ cup