Valentine's Day Date Night Sausage Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 lb rigatoni or heart-shaped pasta
• 2 cups reserved pasta water
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cups chopped fennel or celery
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 lb Hot Polidori Sausage Links (uncased)
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tsp fennel seed, crushed or chopped
• ¼ cup tomato paste
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
• 2 cups chopped kale
• 1 tps salt
• ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan