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YUM! Quick & Easy Pesto Pasta

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Today’s quick & easy pesto pasta with chicken sausage was inspired by… what I had in the pantry and refrigerator! 🙂

Honestly though, my food stores were running low and I needed to throw something together quickly because I was so NOT feeling like cooking dinner. (I mean, some days are rougher than others, ya know?)

Anywho, I had the chicken sausage on hand because I bought in on sale & decided to build a meal around the protein.

This pasta dish is decadent and filling without weighing you down!

Quick & Easy Pestos Pasta with Chicken Sausage - NovaturientSoul.com

Ingredients:

  • Chicken sausage, cut into 1/2 thick pieces
  • 8oz package sliced mushrooms
  • 1 – 2 Tbsp pesto, as desired
  • fettuccine noodles
  • 1 tsp olive oil

First, get a pot of water boiling to cook your fettuccine noodles. I made about 2 cups of noodles.

Then, heat a deep sided pan to medium, add olive oil, & cook your mushrooms and chicken sausage.

Quick & Easy Pestos Pasta with Chicken Sausage - NovaturientSoul.com

Stir occasionally until mushrooms become a nice brown color & soft (about 10 minutes).

Quick & Easy Pestos Pasta with Chicken Sausage - NovaturientSoul.com

Drain fettuccine noodles & add to pan.

Then add your pesto! I love it, so I used about 2 tablespoons.

This particular pesto was homemade with basil by my amazing mother! But store bought &/or pea would work well too. (Typing that made me feel like Ina Garten. haha)

Quick & Easy Pestos Pasta with Chicken Sausage - NovaturientSoul.com

Now turn the heat down to low & mix it all together. Make sure the yummy pesto coats everything!

Quick & Easy Pestos Pasta with Chicken Sausage - NovaturientSoul.com

Okay, so you’re dinner is ready to enjoy. Fill up a pasta bowl and top with some Parmesan cheese and more pesto if you want!

Quick & Easy Pestos Pasta with Chicken Sausage - NovaturientSoul.com

Enjoy!

 

Quick & Easy Pestos Pasta with Chicken Sausage - NovaturientSoul.com

Let me know if you try this recipe in the comments below!

Quick & Easy Pesto Pasta

This pasta dish is decadent and filling without weighing you down!
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pack Chicken sausage cut into 1/2 thick pieces
  • 8 oz package sliced mushrooms
  • 1 - 2 Tbsp pesto as desired
  • 2 c fettuccine noodles
  • 1 tsp olive oil

Instructions
 

  • First, get a pot of water boiling to cook your fettuccine noodles.
  • Then, heat a deep sided pan to medium, add olive oil, & cook your mushrooms and chicken sausage.
  • Stir occasionally until mushrooms become a nice brown color & soft (about 10 minutes).
  • Drain fettuccine noodles & add to pan.
  • Then add your pesto!
  • Now turn the heat down to low & mix it all together.
  • ill up a pasta bowl and top with some Parmesan cheese and more pesto if you want!