Zucchini Sausage Pasta

Ingredients

  • ½ pound shellbows or other short cut pasta
  • 6 roma tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large zucchini- halved the long way and thinly sliced
  • 1 lb mild Italian ground sausage
  • 4 cloves of garlic- minced
  • ¼ yellow onion- finely diced
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese
  • 10 fresh basil leaves- thinly sliced
  • Red pepper flakes
  • Salt

 

Directions

  1. Cut tomatoes into quarters and place on a baking sheet

  2. Drizzle tomatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt

  3. Bake tomatoes at  400F for 45 minutes, or until soft and lightly roasted

  4. Once the tomatoes are done cooking, puree them using an (immersion) blender

  5. Cook the noodles according to package directions

  6. In a large frying pan cook the sausage while breaking up into small chunks

  7. Once the sausage is cooked, remove from the pan and set aside

  8. Leave about 1 tbsp of the sausage fat in the pan, discard the rest

  9. Add the onion to the frying pan, saute for 3 minutes over medium heat

  10. Add in garlic, saute for a could more minutes

  11. Mix in the zucchini, cook until the zucchini is mostly soft, about 5 minutes

  12. Add in tomatoes and basil

  13. Season to taste with about 1 tsp of salt and ½ tbsp of red pepper flakes

  14. Bring to a simmer then mix in the sausage and parmesan

  15. Mix in the noodles

Tip: add some pasta water to thin 

out the sauce if needed

 

  1. Season to taste with more salt and red pepper flakes

  2. Enjoy!

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