Pesto Orecchiette With Chicken Sausage

• servings: 4 servings
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

¾ pound orecchiette

½ pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces

1 cup frozen peas

1 tablespoon olive oil

8 ounces fully cooked Italian-style chicken sausage links, thinly sliced

⅓ cup pesto

½ cup grated Parmesan (2 ounces)

Directions

Cook the pasta according to the package directions, adding the green beans and peas during the last 3 minutes of cooking. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water; drain the pasta and vegetables and return them to the pot.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, 6 to 8 minutes.

Add the sausage, pesto, Parmesan, and ½ cup of the reserved cooking water to the pasta and vegetables and toss to combine (add more cooking water as needed to loosen the sauce).

Nutrition

• Calories: 666 kcal
• Total Fat: 26 g
• Saturated Fat: 7 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 67 mg
• Sodium: 913 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 76 g
• Total Sugars: 5 g
• Protein: 32 g