WHOLE-WHEAT PENNE WITH SAUSAGE, CHARD, AND ARTICHOKE HEARTS

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The Swiss chard in this pasta dish is the perfect economical veggie: You can eat both the leaves and the stems. Chose Italian-style chicken sausage, either sweet or hot. If the sausage is precooked, cut it into bite-sized pieces and saute to brown it.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Chicken

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Coarse salt and black pepper
12 ounces whole-wheat penne
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 pound chicken sausage, removed from casing
1 bunch Swiss chard (about 1 pound) cleaned, stems and leaves separated and chopped
1 (9-ounce) box frozen artichoke hearts, thawed
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
3/4 cup grated Parmesan (about 2 ounces), plus more for serving
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Steps:

  • Set a large pot of salted water to boil for pasta. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add sausage and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking sausage into pieces, until cooked through and lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Add remaining oil, chard stems, artichoke hearts, and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook until chard stems soften slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chard leaves and cook, stirring, until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Add pasta to boiling water; cook until 2 minutes short of al dente. Add sun-dried tomatoes and cook 2 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta water and drain pasta; return to pot.
  • Pour half of reserved pasta water into a small bowl. Add tomato paste and whisk to combine. Add tomato paste mixture, sausage mixture, Parmesan, basil, and red pepper flakes to pasta in pot. Toss to combine, adding reserved pasta water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.

Lalbabu Sharma
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This recipe is too expensive for me.


Musa Miruka
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I don't like chard.


Randy Reid
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This recipe seems like it would be a lot of work.


Ajiambo Elizabeth
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I'm allergic to artichoke hearts. Can I substitute another vegetable?


Martha Andrews
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I'm not sure about the combination of flavors in this dish, but I'm willing to try it.


Munib khan
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This recipe looks delicious! I can't wait to try it.


Maryann Christenson
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Yum!


Mukula Mukula
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This dish was easy to make and packed with flavor. I loved the combination of sausage, chard, and artichoke hearts. The whole wheat penne cooked perfectly and held the sauce well.


Joshua Eno
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I made this for dinner last night and it was delicious! The sausage and artichoke hearts added a nice savory flavor to the dish, and the chard added a bit of bitterness that balanced out the other flavors.


King I am Kiko
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This recipe was a hit with my family! The combination of flavors was perfect, and the dish was easy to make. I will definitely be making this again.