Lottie’s Calabrian Sausage Rigatoni with Lemon & Kale

CALABRIAN | Lemon & Kale Rigatoni

This rigatoni pasta is the perfect blend of easy + indulgent, with spicy Calabrian chili sausage, fresh lemon, and a rich parmesan + olive oil sauce that’s big on flavor without the fuss. It’s a simple way to bring a gourmet twist to a weeknight din!

INGREDIENTS

1 pack of Lottie’s Calabrian Sausage
1 box rigatoni pasta
1 small onion, diced
1 garlic clove, microplaned
½ small bulb fennel, diced
1 bunch kale, cleaned and chopped
3–4 lemons
Parmesan cheese
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS

Cook rigatoni according to package directions, reserving 1–2 cups of pasta water.
In a medium pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium. Cook sausage, breaking it into chunks; set aside.
In the same pan, sauté onion, fennel, and garlic until tender. Season with salt, then return sausage to pan.
Add the zest of 1 lemon, 1 cup pasta water, juice of 1 lemon, and ⅓ cup parmesan. Reduce heat to low.
Add pasta and kale, tossing until well-coated. Adjust sauce with additional pasta water, lemon juice, and parmesan as needed.
Top with black pepper and extra parmesan before serving.