Smoked Chicken sausage, Escarole and beans over quinoa and brown rice pasta

Name: Smoked Chicken sausage, Escarole and beans over quinoa and brown rice pasta
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 smoked chicken sausage links (can sub any sausage); 1 lb brown rice/quinoa pasta; Chopped escarole - one prewashed bag or 2 heads soaked, rinse and chopped; 8-10 oz sliced shiitake or baby Bella mushrooms; 1 jalapeño or chili pepper chopped fine (omit if you do not like heat; 3-4 cloves garlic minced; 2 table spoons olive oil; 1 (10 oz) can cannellini beans partially drained; Splash good white wine; 1 tsp crushed red pepper ( again if you like more or less heat season accordingly; Grated Parmesan (to taste)

Nicole Garito Mondano @247kitchen

Smoked Chicken sausage, Escarole and beans over quinoa and brown rice pasta

Nicole Garito Mondano @247kitchen

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Ingredients

30 min

4 servings

6smoked chicken sausage links (can sub any sausage)
1 lbbrown rice/quinoa pasta
Chopped escarole - one prewashed bag or 2 heads soaked, rinse and chopped
8-10 ozsliced shiitake or baby Bella mushrooms
1jalapeño or chili pepper chopped fine (omit if you do not like heat
3-4 clovesgarlic minced
2table spoons olive oil
1 (10 oz)can cannellini beans partially drained
Splashgood white wine
1 tspcrushed red pepper ( again if you like more or less heat season accordingly
Grated Parmesan (to taste)

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Steps

30 min

1

Cook pasta according to package. Do not forgot to sat water. Remember that quinoa and rice pasta can get gummy if over cooked. Try to cook the chicken and vegetables simultaneously so if doesn’t sit for too long.
2

Sauté garlic, pepper and pepper flakes in olive oil on low heat.
3

Add Sliced mushrooms
4

Add escarole to mixture. You may need to add a little more oil. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
5

Add beans and bring to a slow boil.
6

Add wine and let cook for 5-10 min or so. If mixture dries out add chicken broth.
7

While mixture comes to a boil, cook sausage on grill. You can also bake in oven but grilling is the preferred method.
8

Add pasta to mixture. Slice sausage and add. Sprinkle with cheese.