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Pesto Pasta with Sausage
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Pesto Pasta with Sausage

Pesto Pasta with Sausage is a budget friendly meal that the whole family will enjoy!
Course Main Course
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Bow Tie Pasta
  • 12 ounces Sausage (I used Aidells Mango sausage)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 yellow onion (sliced)
  • 1 tbsp crushed garlic
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2-3/4 cup pesto sauce (homemade or store bought)
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1/2-1 cup "reserved pasta water" (save before draining pasta)
  • red pepper flakes *optional

Instructions

  • Slice sausages into 1/4" slices. Set aside.
  • Peel and thinly slice onion. Set aside.
  • Rinse cherry tomatoes. Set aside.
  • Cook pasta "al dente" according to pasta directions.
  • Add butter and olive oil to large saute pan. Heat, over medium/high heat until butter is melted. Add sliced sausage and cook until lightly brown. Add in sliced onions, reduce heat to medium and cook until onions are translucent. Add garlic and cook for a few minutes longer.
  • Drain cooked pasta, reserving one cup of cooking liquid. Do not rinse pasta. Set aside.
  • Add pesto sauce and cherry tomatoes to sausage and onions. Cook over medium heat until tomatoes begin to burst. Stir occasionally.
  • Add drained pasta, along with reserved pasta water. Start with 1/2 cup of the pasta water and add more as needed. The pasta water, along with the pesto and parmesan cheese turn into a delicious sauce.
  • Stir in parmesan cheese and gently stir.
  • Plate, top with extra parmesan and some red pepper flakes (optional).
  • ENJOY!!