Chicken Sausage Sauté
added 03/07/08
Serves
6
This
quick and easy dish uses all those aromatic ingredients that draw
people into the kitchen to see what’s for supper. It’s an easy
sauté of garlic, onions, colored peppers, and tasty chicken sausage,
served with your favorite pasta. Use the chicken sausage of your
choice, including sausages flavored with herbs, sun-dried tomatoes,
apples, or spices.
12
oz. pasta (linguine, spaghetti, fettucine, spirals, etc.)
4
chicken sausages
2
Tbs. olive oil
1
medium onion, cut vertically into thin slices
2
colored bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
4
cloves garlic, chopped
1
Tbs. minced fresh rosemary OR 1 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed
Freshly
ground black pepper to taste
2
Tbs. balsamic vinegar
Cook
the pasta according to package directions until cooked but still
firm to the bite (al dente). While the pasta is cooking, place
the sausages in a small skillet over medium heat and add 1/4 cup
water. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Turn sausages at 5 minutes
and add more water if necessary.
Heat
the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the
onion and colored pepper strips and sauté for 10 minutes. Add
the garlic and rosemary, and season with black pepper to taste.
Lower heat and cook for 5 minutes more.
Remove
sausages from small skillet and slice in half lengthwise, then
crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Add to the onions and peppers.
Add balsamic vinegar and toss. Cook mixture until sausage is no
longer pink in the middle. Serve over cooked pasta.
Per
serving: 339 calories; 24 g protein; 63 g carbohydrates; 11 g
fat; 43 mg cholesterol; 455 mg sodium % calories from fat: 22.5%;
from saturated fat:6%
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