Pasta with Garden Veggies & Turkey Sausage

Today I bring you … Pasta with Garden Veggies & Turkey Sausage!

I know, real creative name.

And I call myself a writer? 🙂

Okay, so the reason for the somewhat vague-ish name is because I adapted this recipe from something Giada (yes, the Giada) calls “Round and Round Pasta.” It’s cute and all but it doesn’t really tell you what it’s all about. The only reason, in fact, that I even found this recipe is because I often watch her show on Food Network. She happened to be touting this dish a couple of years ago as super kid-friendly, so I thought I’d give it a try with the World’s Pickiest Eater (Joe).

Verdict: I love it and Joe tolerates it, which is about as good as it gets around here with new recipes.

So anyway, I’m changing the name to Pasta with Garden Veggies & Turkey Sausage and I’ll give you my version, which includes Italian turkey sausage and a little extra marscapone cheese.

Plus it’s a great vehicle for all those garden-fresh vegetables available right now – zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and carrots.

Hope you enjoy it!

Lara

P.S. This is also a perfect back to school recipe … just saying. And if you’re looking for a few other delicious turkey sausage recipes that are great for busy weeknights, check these out:

Turkey Sausage Ragu

Turkey Sausage-Veggie-Cauliflower Gnocchi

Turkey Sausage with Fennel and Rigatoni

Spicy Turkey Sausage Pasta

Turkey Sausage Slab Pizza Pie

Adapted from original recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis

Pasta with Garden Veggies & Turkey Sausage

A delightful pasta recipe that uses a whole host of summer vegetables along with a lemony light mascarpone and some turkey sausage for protein.

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Servings: 4

Course: Main Course, Pasta

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

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Pasta, Veggies & Turkey Sausage

• 1 pound rotelle pasta
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 medium shallots chopped
• 3 medium carrots sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
• 1/2 teasoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 medium zucchini trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch rounds
• 1 medium yellow summer squash trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch rounds
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
• 1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausage cooked, cooled and sliced (casings removed) into 1/2-inch rounds

Dressing

• 1 cup mascarpone cheese at room temperature (about 4 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Zest one large lemon
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Method

 

Dressing

1. Whisk together the mascarpone cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest and salt in a small bowl until smooth.

Pasta, Veggies & Turkey Sausage

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
2. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Place the pasta in a large bowl.
4. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
5. Add the shallots, carrots and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Cook until the carrots begin to soften, about 4 minutes.
6. Add the orange juice, zucchini and the remaining1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil.
7. Cook until the juice thickens and the zucchini is tender, about 2 minutes.
8. Add the zucchini mixture to the pasta.
9. Pour the dressing over the pasta.
10. Add the tomatoes and sausage slices and toss until coated. Season with salt to taste.

Notes

I recommend JENNIE-O® Lean Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage

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