Spinach, Bean, And Smoked Sausage Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb smoked sausage, sliced (i use hillshire farms)
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup wine
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 2 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can cannellini beans
• 1/2 a lemon, juice of
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 lb shell pasta
• 1 cup reserved pasta water
• grated parmesan cheese, to serve

Recipe

• 1 in a pan on medium-high heat, cook the onion and garlic in olive oil until slightly browned. add in the red pepper flakes and smoked sausage and cook until sausage is nicely browned.
• 2 in the meantime, cook pasta is salted boiling water until al dente, reserving some of the pasta water to thin out the sauce, if needed.
• 3 pour the wine into the sauce and let it reduce, about 2 minutes. then add the stock, italian seasoning, and spinach. cook another 1-2 minutes, or until spinach is slightly wilted.
• 4 add in the beans and gently mash with a fork, leaving some lumps for texture.
• 5 to brighten the sauce when it's almost done, squeeze the lemon juice in and sprinkle in the nutmeg. if the sauce is too thick, add your reserved pasta water.
• 6 toss pasta with the sauce, and top with grated parmesan cheese before serving.