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🍎One Pot Chicken Apple Sausage Pasta

If you're looking for a chicken apple sausage pasta you can make with ONE POT, we've got you covered! Chock full of fall veggies to boot!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
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Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 464kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 small eggplant, cut into 1" pieces
  • 1 medium zucchini, chopped
  • 3 roma tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ Tablespoon salt
  • 1 Teaspoon black pepper
  • 12 ounce pre-cooked chicken apple sausage, sliced
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups whole grain elbow macaroni
  • 15 ounce cannellini beans, rinsed & drained (aka white kidney beans)
  • 2 big handfuls baby kale, de-stemmed and cut into medium-sized pieces
  • 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Heat cooking oil on medium-high heat in a large 5 or 6 Qt. stock pot. Add eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, onion and garlic. Sprinkle with salt & pepper. Cook veggies for 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add sausage and cook another 2 minutes.
  • Pour broth into the pot. Bring mixture to a boil and then add macaroni. Bring back to a boil, then cover and cook on medium/low for 8-10 minutes (or until pasta is done).
  • Remove lid, fold in beans and kale. Stir until kale shrinks down, and then remove from heat. Scoop into bowls or plates, and garnish with shredded parmesan cheese. 

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Notes

  • Chop veggies into small pieces for faster cooking. 
  • Be sure to rinse and drain beans before adding to the pot.
  • If you don't have a 5 or 6 Qt Stock Pot, consider cooking noodles in a separate pot.
  • Be careful not to overcook the pasta so that it doesn't become mushy. We recommend smaller pastas which are less likely to stick to the pan and tend to cook more evenly.
Note: This recipe is based on using a gas stovetop that can reach high temps relatively quickly. If you have electric burners, you may need to do all this cooking on high heat, and you may have to adjust/lengthen the cooking times.
 
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 464kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 1591mg | Potassium: 398mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 698IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 279mg | Iron: 4mg