Pasta With Sausage White Beans And Escarole Recipes

PENNE PASTA WITH CANNELLINI BEANS AND ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, and cook the penne pasta 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the escarole, cannellini beans and liquid, and diced tomatoes with garlic and onion until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with the cooked pasta to serve.

PASTA WITH CREAMY WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season well with salt. Add the pasta and cook for 3 minutes less than indicated in the package directions, about 7 minutes. Drain well reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the oil, carrot and onion to the skillet. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until fragrant and beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the pepper flakes and thyme and cook another minute. Stir in the drained beans and chicken broth. Reduce the heat to medium to maintain a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Use the back of a spoon to gently mash some of the beans. Set aside.
• Add the cooked pasta to the sauce. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the pasta and toss to coat well. Stir in the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and add the 1/2 cup pasta water as needed to maintain a creamy, broth-like sauce. Sprinkle in the spinach and cook until wilted.

ESCAROLE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, sauté sausage until cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 6 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to bowl, leaving drippings in pot. Reduce heat to medium; add onion to pot and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add prosciutto and sauté 1 minute. Mix in garlic and crushed red pepper. Add escarole and sauté until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add wine and cook 2 minutes. Add beans, stock and sausage and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to large bowl. Top with grated Parmesan, if desired.

PASTA WITH ESCAROLE, WHITE BEANS AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package.
• Heat the oil over a medium heat in a large, deep saute pan or 8-quart stockpot.
• Saute the onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional 1 minute. Stir in the sausage and cook until heated through and browned, about 4 minutes. Add the escarole and cook until wilted, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the beans, 1 cup of chicken stock, sage and red pepper flakes and simmer until the mixture is heated through and liquid is slightly reduced.
• Add the sausage-bean mixture to pasta and toss well, loosening with the additional 1/2 cup chicken stock if necessary. Season with freshly ground pepper and salt, to taste.
• Divide among 4 pasta bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.

ESCAROLE WITH WHITE BEANS & SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat in a large skillet.
• Working in batches, sauté sausage meat until cooked through, breaking up with two forks.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to bowl, leaving drippings in pot.
• Reduce heat to medium; then add onion to pot and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and escarole and sauté until wilted, about 4 minutes.
• Add wine and cook 4 minutes until slightly reduced.
• Add beans, stock, chili paste, and sausage and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper then transfer to large bowl.
• Top with grated Parmesan, if desired.

ESCAROLE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, saute sausage until cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 6 minutes per batch. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to bowl, leaving drippings in pot. Reduce heat to medium; add onion to pot and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add prosciutto and saute 1 minute. Mix in garlic and crushed red pepper. Add escarole and saute until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add wine and cook 2 minutes. Add beans, stock, and sausage and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large bowl. Top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
• Makes 12 side dishes or 6 main course servings.

ESCAROLE AND BEAN SOUP WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Remove casing and cut each sausage link into 8 pieces; shape into balls.
• Heat 1 Tbsp oil in large pot on MEDIUM. Add sausage balls and cook, turning to brown all sides, 3-4 minute
• Remove sausage from pan and set aside. Discard pan drippings.
• Return pan to heat; add remaining 2 Tbsp basting oil and onions.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, 2-3 min, until onions are translucent.
• Add garlic; cook, stirring until softened, about 1 minute
• Add escarole; cook, stirring occasionally, 1-2 min, until wilted.
• Stir in stock, beans, and browned sausage; heat to boiling on MEDIUM-HIGH.
• Reduce heat and simmer 10 minute
• Add pasta; simmer 10 minute
• Add parsley and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

PASTA WITH ITALIAN CHICKEN SAUSAGE, ESCAROLE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse escarole and tear into bite sized pieces.
• Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente in a large pot of salted water. Reserve 1/2 cup water before draining.
• While pasta water boils, heat a large non-stick skillet on medium heat.
• Add olive oil; when hot add onions, garlic, salt and pepper until soft, about 4-5 minutes.
• Add sausage, breaking up with a wooden spoon and cook until golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Set aside in a dish.
• Add chicken broth and beans to the skillet.
• Add the escarole; stir and cook about 4 minutes or until wilted.
• Gently stir in sausage, pasta, red pepper flakes, 1/2 cup of the reserved water or more if needed and grated Parmesan. Adjust salt and pepper if needed and toss well; transfer to a large serving bowl. Enjoy with some extra cheese on the side.

PASTA WITH SAUSAGE, WHITE BEANS AND ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 10 minutes, remove and slice into 1 inch chunks.
• Add onions, garlic and escarole to the skillet and cook until the escarole is wilted.
• Add broths, sausage and cannelini beans and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in cheese and mix with hot pasta.

PASTA WITH WHITE BEANS, TOMATOES, AND ESCAROLE

Steps:

• In a kettle combine the beans with enough cold water to cover them by 2-inches and simmer them, covered, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until they are tender. Drain the beans in a colander set over a bowl and reserve the cooking liquid. In a large deep skillet cook the onion, the garlic, the sage, the rosemary, the thyme, the red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened, add the escarole in 2 batches, and cook each batch, stirring, for 2 minutes, or until the escarole is wilted. Add the wine and simmer the mixture for 3 minutes. In a blender or food processor purée 1 1/2 cups of the cooked beans with 2 cups of the reserved cooking liquid and add to the skillet with the remaining beans, the tomatoes with the reserved juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer the sauce, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until it is thickened slightly, and stir in the parsley. In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the fusilli until it is al dente, drain it well, and in a large bowl toss it with the sauce and the Parmesan.
• To quick-soak dried beans:
• In a colander rinse the beans under cold water and discard any discolored ones. In a kettle combine the beans with enough cold water to cover them by 2 inches, bring the water to a boil, and boil the beans for 2 minutes. Remove the kettle from the heat and let the beans soak, covered, for 1 hour.