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30-Minute Sausage Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
5 from 3 votes

30-Minute Sausage Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

A fresh, flavorful pasta recipe with sausage and sun-dried tomatoes is a filling, comforting dinner recipe.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 484 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian, American

Ingredients

Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto:
  • 1 ounce jar sun-dried tomatoes julienne cut, in olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic roughly chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
  • salt sea salt
Sausage Pasta:
  • 1 chicken sausage cooked, sliced, package weight 12-ounce
  • 1 gluten free penne pasta package weight 12-ounce
  • 1-½ cups cherry tomatoes fresh
  • ½ cup basil chopped, fresh
  • salt sea salt, to taste

Instructions

Prepare the Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto:
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  1. Add all of the ingredients for the pesto sauce except for the parmesan cheese to a food processor. Process until tomatoes are chopped into small bits. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the parmesan cheese. Add sea salt to taste.
Prepare the Pasta:
  1. Cook the pasta according to package instructions. While pasta is cooking, slice the sausage links into rounds. Heat about 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high and add the sausage rounds. Cook sausage until browned, about 8 to 10 minutes flipping half-way through.
  2. Once pasta and sausage is cooked, transfer both to a large serving bowl and add in the sun-dried tomato pasta sauce, cherry tomatoes, and basil. Toss everything together until well-combined and coated in sauce. Taste for flavor and add sea salt and parmesan cheese to taste.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1Serving (of 4) Calories 484kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 71g (24%) Protein 17g (34%) Fat 14g (22%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 484

% Daily Value*

Serving 1Serving (of 4)
Calories 484kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 71g 24%
Protein 17g 34%
Fat 14g 22%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.