This recipe comes to us courtesy of the Renegade Lunch Lady Chef Ann Cooper and her book Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed our Children. In our experience, kids just love pasta and since they do, we suggest using pasta as a vehicle to introduce and incorporate additional "healthy" ingredients.
Special Diets:
Ingredients
Method
Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy pot over medium heat.
Add onion, red pepper, bay leaf, and thyme and cook until onion begin to brown, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add pasta.
Cook until tender, about 8 minutes.
Drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Set aside.
Add kale and garlic to the onion mixture and cook until wilted, about 5 minutes, add stock and simmer for about 2 minutes.
Transfer to bowl with reserved pasta along with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, salt and pepper.
Toss to combine.
Nutritional Info
Serving Size
Calories
185
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
Cholesterol
Sodium
Total Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
Total Sugars
Protein
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