Tuscan Pasta with Sausage, Escarole & White Beans Recipe serves: 6
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min

Tuscan Pasta with Sausage, Escarole & White Beans

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 lb. sweet or hot Italian sausage linksremoved from casing and crumbled
  • 1 medium onionsliced
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp. fennel seeds (optional)
  • 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 large head escarole, coarsely chopped (about 4 cups)
  • 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) cannellini beans
  • 2 Knorr® Chicken flavor Bouillon Cubes, dissolved in 1 cup hot water
  • 1 lb. penne pasta [or rigatoni pasta], cooked and drained
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in 8-quart saucepot over medium-high heat and brown sausage, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes and fennel seeds and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, escarole, beans and Knorr® Chicken flavored Bouillon Cubes blended with boiling water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, 11 minutes. Toss with hot penne and sprinkle with cheese.