One-Pan Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Mushrooms, and Collards

This pasta, chicken sausage and collard greens dish cuts down on calories. By cooking this recipe in one pan, including the pasta, the starch thickens the liquid, making a thick, rich sauce without butter or cream.

2 teaspoons olive oil

12 ounces fully cooked sweet Italian-style chicken sausage (such as Al Fresco), cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

1 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced

4 cups unsalted chicken stock

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

4 cups chopped, stemmed collard greens (about 3 oz.)

10 ounces uncooked penne pasta

1 cup thinly sliced red onion (from 1 onion)

1 tablespoon thinly sliced garlic

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Heat oil in a large, high-sided skillet over medium-high. Add sausage and mushrooms; cook, stirring often, until browned, about 8 minutes. Add stock and next 5 ingredients; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, until pasta is al dente and liquid is mostly absorbed, about 15 minutes. Stir in vinegar, and sprinkle with crushed red pepper.

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