Summer Pasta with Vegetables and Sausage

Main Course

Recipe courtesy of Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

Serves 4

Ingredients: 
  • olive oil
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced
  • 5 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • splash of red wine
  • 2 cups mixed vegetables, bite-sized pieces, such as lima beans, artichoke hearts, swiss chard, zucchini, summer squash, asparagus, broccoli, edamame
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
  • handful fresh basil, sliced
  • 1/2 pound penne pasta, cooked al dente
  • 1 pound mild or hot Italian sausage links, grilled or roasted
  • Freshly grated Parmesan, Reggiano, or Asiago cheese, for garnish
  • Hot pepper flakes, optional

Summer Pasta with Vegetables and Sausage

 

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Method: 

Generously coat the bottom of a large pan with olive oil. Add onion and cook over medium heat until onion is translucent, 5 - 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant; do not brown. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring from time to time, until tomatoes soften and start to break down.

Season with salt and pepper; add tomato paste and a splash of red wine and stir to combine. Lower the heat to medium-low and continue to cook until tomatoes break down and sauce has thickened, continuing to stir.

Begin to add the vegetables you've selected, starting with those requiring the longest cooking time, ending with least cooking time. When vegetables are softened and heated through, add oregano and basil and remove from heat. Stir in cooked pasta and stir to thoroughly coat with sauce, add sausage, and serve at once. Pass grated cheese and hot pepper flakes.

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