ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO PASTA
 
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Recipe type: Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 18 oz. pasta of your choice (Penne or Spaghetti)
  • 4 links sweet (or spicy) Italian sausage, case removed
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 chopped yellow onion
  • 4 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil
  • ½ cup pasta water
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of the oil from the sun-dried tomato jar
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • ¼ cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
  • chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta to al dente (slightly undercooked, about 1 minute less than the package's instructions), drain. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water.
  2. Heat up olive oil and the oil from the sun-dried tomato jar in a pan, medium heat.
  3. Add chopped onion and garlic, cook for a few minutes until the onion is translucent.
  4. Remove casing from the sausage links, break into pieces. Add to the pan, cook for 3-4 minutes.
  5. Add sun-dried tomato, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper.
  6. Add pasta and the reserved pasta water, toss everything together. Taste it, add more salt and pepper as needed.
  7. Turn of the heat. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley before serving.
Recipe by Let's Cook Some Food at https://www.letscooksomefood.com/italian-sausage-and-sun-dried-tomato-pasta/