Some might gawk at the phrase ‘healthy pasta’, but I am a firm believer in the idea that to be the healthiest, you can and should, eat everything moderation. This pasta would be even better for you if you swapped in a whole wheat pasta variety, but as is, it is hearty and filled with good-for-you kale, garlic and cherry tomatoes. Not to mention buttery pine nuts, a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and cubes of crispy pancetta. You start by cooking the pancetta for this pasta dish, then you add the cherry tomatoes and kale right into the same pan.  Everything cooks down beautifully, with the helpful addition of some of the pasta cooking water.  A colorful dish when made with multi-colored cherry tomatoes, try serving this pasta with your favorite shape of pasta and a glass of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau.

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