Sun Dried Tomato and Kale Pasta with a white wine sauce is my new go-to pantry staple meal! It's meant to serve 4 but Thomas and I devoured it just the 2 of us. It's THAT GOOD!
2 weeks ago when we got home from Sun Valley there was LITERALLY no food in the fridge! None. Zip. Just the stuff in the side door of the fridge and a random bunch of kale that was leftover from the week before. We landed at 7, had to get our checked bags and didn't make it home until 8:30pm. That is SO late for us early birds so I was HANGRY to say the least. Not having time to run to the store, I whipped up what I thought would be a half ass pasta that we'd just quickly eat before we went to bed. Turns out, this Sun Dried Tomato and Kale Pasta ended up being so freaking magical that I've made it 4 times in the last 2 weeks and I'm OBSESSED.
It's a simple sun dried tomato and white wine sauce with TONS of garlic, wilted kale and some cheese. Everything pairs perfectly together! And my guess is you have everything to make it in your house right this very minute. So cheers to Monday - do yourself a favor and make this!
Sun Dried Tomato and Kale Pasta (with a white wine sauce!)
Ingredients
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 bunch tuscan kale ribs removed and roughly chopped
- 8 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- ½ cup sun dried tomatoes the kind in oil, roughly chopped
- ¾ cup white wine
- 10 ounces spaghetti
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella
- kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a skillet. Once hot, add the kale, red pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper and cook until wilted.
- Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the sun dried tomatoes, lemon zest and stir to combine.
- Add the white wine and cook until alcohol cooks off.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Stir to combine, taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Reserve ½ cup of the pasta water. Drain and toss with sauce, reserved water, cheese and season with salt and pepper as needed. Serve immediately.
For the men in my family that say ‘where’s the meat’ What do you think about adding grilled chicken ?
would be delish!
Thoughts on substituting spinach instead of kale?
you have my full support
This comment is my favorite! Lol helpful yet funny.
What wine did you use?
Sauv Blanc
How much is a bunch of kale
roughly 6 ounces
What type of white wine do you recommend to use?
sauv blanc
For those of you who stay in vacation rentals, this makes an excellent meal. Easy to shop for, few ingredients, not a ton of kitchen equipment necessary. And, very tasty. I am adding this to our home menu planning, as well!
Thank you Gaby!
So happy to hear it!
What are your thoughts on this pasta dish sans cheese?
I still feel good about it!!!
I made this recipe this week and it was wonderful and so easy. I also added a few sliced mushrooms that I had on hand. Definitely will be making again. Thanks Gaby!!
We are trying to cut out pasta. Would this still work with spaghetti squash or butternut squash or zucchini noodles?
yup!
Do you use sundried tomatoes in oil or literally sundried tomatoes. So excited to make this!!!!
in oil!
What would you do with the proportions if you had a full pound of pasta? Thanks!
you could bump everything up a bit! or not - it'll work either way
I made this using the oil from the sundried tomatoes to give it even more flavor.
Delicious.
I tripled according to 3x. Why does mine still have soooo much liquid (before adding pasta water ++) and taste too lemony (added only 2 and I LOVE lemon) ?
Hi! Can I do without white wine since we do not consume alcohol.? What can I subsititute it with?
I'd just add some extra lemon juice with the pasta water!
What if I have everything but the wine? Could I make a different sauce?
I'd just add some extra lemon juice with the pasta water!
This sounds like the perfect, quick yet tasteful pasta. I will be stocking sun dried tomatoes from now on!!