Baby Kale Pasta Recipe
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This baby kale pasta recipe is a quick and easy dinner that is delicious, filling, and makes everyone happy at the dinner table!
Pasta night is always a good night around here. I love it because all I have to do is toss in a few tasty ingredients with my pasta, give it a toss or two in a skillet and dinner is served. It’s hard to do pasta wrong if you have good ingredients.
I like to keep things simple and work with what I have on hand. In this case, turkey bacon, tomatoes and baby kale! Baby kale is incredibly nutritious stuff (it’s a superfood!). Add some protein and other veggies and you’ve got yourself a complete meal. I love on pot/pan meals! Well technically, two pots/pans because you have to cook the pasta first. But whatever. You get what I’m saying….
HOW TO SERVE BABY KALE PASTA
This is a very simple dish that doesn’t require a lot of fuss. The best way to serve this after cooking is with a small pat of butter and some parmesan cheese. You can add salt and pepper if you wish. But that’s it! Not much fuss at all.
THE PASTA
For this recipe, I used Banza chickpea pasta. I love the brand and it’s far easier on my blood sugar than regular pasta. But if you like regular pasta, feel free! I highly recommend a whole grain pasta with this dish. Not just because it’s healthier, but also because it adds a certain flavor that works super well with this dish.
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BABY KALE PASTA RECIPE
Baby Kale Pasta Recipe
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 3 cups packed baby kale
- 1 cup grape tomatoes (halved)
- 4 medium garlic cloves (minced)
- ½ lb. dry pasta (cooked to package directions)
- 4 strips bacon (cooked – I used Applegate Turkey Bacon)
- 2 tbsp. oil (divided)
- salt and pepper to taste
- grated parmesan cheese to taste
Instructions
- Sauté the kale and tomatoes in 1 tbsp. oil until the kale is wilted.
- Stir in the garlic for one minute, then stir in the pasta and chopped, pre-cooked bacon along with the last half of the oil.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve with parmesan if using.