Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Mushrooms, Mozzarella, Tomatoes, Spinach and Basil
Enjoy this savory pasta with chicken sausage, mushrooms, mozzarella, tomatoes, spinach and basil. How can you go wrong with that line-up of delicious ingredients?!
12ozchicken sausage, sliced (sun-dried tomato with mozzarella)
16ozsliced white mushrooms
3ozfresh baby spinach
5ozgrape tomatoes
1cupfresh mozzarella pearls (you can dice up any type but the pearls are oh-so-cute!)
1/2chopped fresh basil
toasted pine nuts for garnish, optional
Instructions
Put on water to boil and cook pasta according to package directions. Remember to reserve about a half cup of pasta water before draining.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced sausage and cook until browned and slightly crispy. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate.
Add mushrooms to the skillet and sauté until browned and cooked. Toss in spinach and grape tomatoes and cook until spinach is wilted and tomatoes begin to split.
Remove from heat and stir in cooked pasta, basil and mozzarella pearls. Stir to combine, adding reserved pasta water to achieve your desired consistency. (I added ~1/2 cup of reserved pasta water.)