Category: Chard
One-pot Tomato and Sausage (or Bean) Pasta with Greens
15 minutes, start to finish, adaptable and delicious and a good reason for having canned tomatoes and small pasta shapes in the pantry. You can use larger shapes and more of it (more like 3 cups of penne).
[caption id="attachment_13629" align="aligncenter" width="438"] This version uses tender spring raab for the greens.[/caption]
Variations
You can substitute cooked beans/chickpeas for the sausage, to make a meat-free version.
You can use parsley instead of basil
Delicious choices for tender greens are spring raab, spinach, chard, turnip, beet greens and/or tender kale greens. Enjoy in any combination.
Use fresh tomatoes instead of canned
Other great small noodle choices are Pipette rigate, Conchiglie (shell), or Orecchiette.
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Sautéed Chard with Jalapeño, Ginger and Sausage
This pairs very nicely with a very quick red lentil dal and a cooling dollop of yogurt. Substitute spinach, mustard or collard greens or any other leafy green you might have, for the chard. You can also omit the sausage and fry a couple of eggs in the pan instead or just serve as is with dal or rice.
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