Creamy Pasta with Grapes, Kale, Bacon & Andouille Sausage

Adding to the list of week-night meals again with a pasta dish I made a couple weeks ago but have yet to get my post done.

A simple cream sauce with some sautéed bacon, adouille, kale & red grapes.  I did make the pasta myself, but it was just some leftover tagliatelle from the weekend.  Feel free to substitute any other pasta such as fettuccine or even Fusilli.  This dish is also nice if you substitute the grapes for cherry tomatoes.

I'm not going to do a full recipe for this one, but its fairly simple:

Start by setting your pasta water to boil and getting your pasta going, fresh pasta only takes 2 or so minutes to cook, but your dried pasta can take anywhere from 8-10 minutes.

Fry your bacon on medium-high and once it begins to render its fat add the sausage and grapes.

As everything begins to get a bit of colour add the kale and stir until it begins to soften. Reduce the heat to medium - low.

Add about a 1/2 to 3/4 cup of cream and let it begin to thicken with the residual heat and keep stirring.

I added about a 1/4 cup of freshly grated parmesan, but I've used this recipe with goats cheese or even an aged cheddar in a pinch.

Once the sauce has thickened and the pasta is al dente add your pasta to the pan and if you need some additional liquid for the sauce add a few Tbs of the pasta water.

Toss the pasta in the sauce and serve immediately.   Buon Appetito!