This Italian cheese is so versatile that it can be used in both sweet and savory recipes from cheesecakes to lasagnas.
Italian Sausage With Pesto And Pasta
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serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
1 review
ingredients
1/2 cup basil leaves, packed
1/4 cup walnut pieces, toasted & divided, PLUS"PLUS" means this ingredient in addition to the one on the next line, often with divided uses
2 tablespoons walnut pieces, toasted & divided
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 package (12 ounce size) uncooked linguine
1 pound cooked Italian sausage links, sliced
2 cups broccoli florets
directions
Combine basil, 1/4 cup walnuts and garlic in food processor or blender container; process until smooth. Add cheese. With machine running, pour oil through feed tube and process until ingredients are well blended; set aside.
Prepare pasta according to package directions. During last 2 minutes of cooking, add sausage and broccoli to pasta; drain.
Combine pasta mixture with pesto. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with remaining walnuts.
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nutrition data
643 calories, 41 grams fat, 46 grams carbohydrates, 22 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
July 17, 2007
A nice change from a red-sauced pasta dish. Cook the sausage as desired (grilled, pan-fried, etc). If you don't have walnuts you can use pine nuts. The only thing we changed is that we doubled the amount of the pesto (it didn't seem to be enough after we first made it). We ended up using most of it, 1 1/2 times the amount would have been about perfect. You can use other pasta such as rotini or penne if desired.