Orecchiette with Chicken Sausage and Asparagus
This Chicken Sausage and Asparagus Orecchiette Pasta dish is a delicious pasta dish that is loaded with flavor, with a creamy pesto sauce, fresh veggies, and slices of chicken sausage.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 490kcal
- 8 oz orecchiette pasta
- 2 chicken sausage (links, not ground chicken)
- 20 spears asparagus (washed, trimmed, and broken into 2 inch pieces)
- 1 cup green peas (thawed)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1/3 cup basil pesto
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
Cook the orecchiette pasta in a large pot of water, according to directions on the packaging. Drain the pasta from the water when cooked.
Add the olive oil to a large sauté pan, and heat it over medium low heat. Add the minced garlic to the olive oil and cook for about a minute or two, until golden.
Slice the chicken sausage into 1/2 inch pieces and add the pieces to the olive oil, and cook until browned and warm throughout.
Add the asparagus and peas to the pan and sauté until cooked throughout, just a few minutes.
Add the cooked pasta, and pesto sauce to the sauté pan and stir it all together to coat everything with the pesto.
Mix in 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese and let it melt and coat the pasta mixture.
Remove the pasta from the heat and sprinkle on the remaining Parmesan cheese onto each plate.
Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 852mg | Potassium: 251mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 990IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 167mg | Iron: 2mg