Shells with Sausage, Greens and Beans
6 portions
30mOne of my favorite pasta dishes. If you're hooked on the basic tomato-based pasta dishes, this will open you up to a whole new world of pastas.
What you will need
1 lb Shells Pasta
1 bunch Chard
15 oz. can Cannellini Beans
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
14 oz. Italian Sausage
1/2 tsp Chili Flakes
1 cup Chicken Broth
2 Tbsp Butter
1/2 cup Grated Parmesan
Salt, as needed
Black Pepper, as needed
(Nutritional facts 363 calories, 19.42 g fat, 38.81 g carbohydrates, 9.18 g protein, 6 mg cholesterol, 294 mg sodium)How to cook
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Assemble ingredients
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Cook the pasta shells until tender in rapidly boiling salted water.
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Wash and drain the chard. Remove stems by pinching the leaf around the stem and dragging the stem out through pinched fingers. Roll up the leaves and slice.
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Remove the packing liquid from the cooked leaves and discard.
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Heat olive oil in a large sautèe pan over medium heat.
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Remove the casing from the sausage if necessary. Add the sausage to the pan. Break it up with a wooden spoon. Cook until browned
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Stir the chili flakes into the rendered grease. Toast briefly.
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Pour in the strained beans.
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Add the sliced chard. Cook briefly, just until wilted.
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Pour in the chicken broth.
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Add the pasta shells and stir to distribute all of the ingredients. Reduce heat.
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Toss in the butter.
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Add the parmesan. Stir quickly to melt the butter and parmesan into the broth. Remove from heat.
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Season as needed with salt and fresh ground black pepper.
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How to Cook Shell Pasta
Sure you can read the package. But directions on pasta packages are predicated on the false assumption that pasta will always cook at a similar rate and that you, the consumer, will be satisfied with overcooked pasta. Learn to cook pasta and you can cook any pasta, no package needed.