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Pasta with Sausage and White Beans

This pasta with sausage and white beans is a perfect midweek recipe. It's an easy-to-prepare pasta recipe, and you can throw just about anything in it.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 5
Calories: 588kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pound hot Italian sausage (loose)
  • 4 ounces mushrooms (sliced)
  • 2 shallots (peeled and diced)
  • 4 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
  • 1 golden or green zucchini (trimmed and diced)
  • 1 pint Campari tomatoes (quartered)
  • 1 15- ounce can cannellini beans (drained and rinsed)
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper (plus more to taste)
  • 1 cup water or chicken stock
  • ½ cup loosely packed parsley (minced)
  • 8 ounces angel hair pasta
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Cook the sausage:

  • Place the sausage in a wide pot and turn the heat to medium. Cook, stirring often for 12-15 minutes until cooked through and beginning to caramelized. Remove from the pot. Drain off all but 1 tablespoon fat from the pot.

Cook the vegetables:

  • Add the mushrooms to the pot and cook for 8-10 minutes until browned and crisp around the edges. Season with salt.
  • Add the shallot to the mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  • Add the zucchini and tomatoes and stir to combine. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the zucchini begins to soften. Add the beans and return the sausage to the pot. Season with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper.

Simmer the sauce:

  • Turn the heat to high. Once any liquid in the pot (from the tomatoes and zucchini) begins to bubble, pour in the water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes until the liquid reduces. Taste and season to your preference. After 20 minutes, stir in the parsley and cook for 5 minutes more.

Cook the pasta:

  • Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until just barely al dente. Remove 1/2 cup of the cooking water and then drain the pasta.
  • Add the pasta cooking water and angel hair pasta to the sauce and toss to combine. Cook in the sauce for 1 minute until coated. Turn off the heat.

To serve:

  • Divide the cooked pasta between between shallow bowls. Serve with more fresh parsley if you like. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 588kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 30g | Sodium: 875mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin C: 24mg
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