Simple Bow Tie Pasta with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Italian Sausage
The ultimate simple weeknight meal, but with plenty of fresh flavor, healthy ingredients and all done super quick!
Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients
- ½ C extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lb ground mild Italian sausage
- 10 oz cremini mushrooms
- 1 bunch asparagus chopped into 2 inch pieces
- 1 lb farfalle (bow tie) pasta or GF alternative
- ½ C freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta to al dente, drain and return to pot. Set aside.
- While water is heating, add 1-2 tablespoon olive oil in a large sauté pan over high heat, add Italian sausage and cook until golden brown, breaking up lumps.
- Pour sausage into a large bowl. Set aside.
- Add 1-2 tablespoon olive oil into pan, add mushrooms. Sauté until the liquid from the mushrooms have evaporated, about 5 minutes.
- Pour mushrooms into the bowl with the sausage.
- Add another 1-2 tablespoon olive oil into sauté pan, add chopped asparagus. Cook until bright green, but not soggy. Pour asparagus into the same bowl with the sausage and mushrooms.
- To the pasta, add ½ C olive oil, salt and pepper and the bowl of sausage, mushrooms and asparagus. Top it off with parmesan.
- Serve straight from the pot along with crusty bread and extra olive oil on the side.