Smoked Sausage and Vegetable One-Skillet Meal

Name: Smoked Sausage and Vegetable One-Skillet Meal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked (dry) Fusilli pasta; 3 dashes salt; 7 ounces (about ½ of a 13 ounce package) cooked smoked sausage (cut widthwise into 1-1/2 inch thick slices); 1/2 of a zucchini (stem removed, cut into bite-size pieces); 1/2 of a yellow squash (stem removed, cut into bite-size pieces); 1/2 cup broccoli florets (cut into bite-size pieces); 1/2 of a green bell pepper (stems, seeds removed and sliced); 1/2 of a red bell pepper (stems, seeds removed and sliced); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes; 3/4 cup milk (or cream); 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese; 2 dashes salt; 2 teaspoons (heaping) capers (optional); 1/2 lemon (cut into quarters (for serving))

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by Nancy

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This smoked sausage with pasta and vegetables makes a quick and easy one-skillet meal for any day of the week.

Pre-cooked smoked sausages are great to have on hand for making quick and easy meals.

And with all that smoky flavor to go around, it works out great when the sausage is cooked alongside vegetables and pasta like in this one-skillet meal.

Cooking all of the ingredients in one skillet not only helps blend the flavors together but also means less pans to wash.

Which is a good thing.

About the Ingredients

In this recipe there are red and green bell peppers, yellow squash, zucchini, broccoli and pasta.

And as an option, capers can be added for a surprise flavor.

Just before serving, fresh lemon juice is squeezed on top of the entire dish to add freshness.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Cooked smoked sausage, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, zucchini squash, yellow squash, broccoli, fusilli pasta (or the pasta of your choice), olive oil, ground black pepper, dried oregano and dried parsley flakes and…

…milk (or cream), Parmesan cheese, fresh lemon, and capers (optional)

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Pasta:

In a medium size pot, add water and salt.

Bring to a boil.

Add the pasta to boiling water and cook until it’s al dente (about 7 minutes) or according to package instructions.

Drain and set aside.

TIP – Don’t rinse the pasta after cooking it. When pasta is rinsed, the starch is removed. The starch on pasta helps to hold and absorb the sauce so it’s important to keep the starch on the pasta.

For the Smoked Sausage and Vegetables:

Slice the green and red bell peppers.

Cut the zucchini.

Then cut the yellow squash.

Cut the broccoli florets.

Next, cut the smoked sausage into pieces about 1-1/2 inches thick.

Heat a skillet on medium heat and add the olive oil.

Add the bell peppers…

…the broccoli…

…and the sausage to the skillet.

Then add the oregano,

and the zucchini and yellow squash.

Next, add a couple dashes of salt and stir all of the ingredients together.

Stir as the vegetables cook.

Let cook until the vegetables start to lightly brown around the edges (about 7 minutes).

To the pan, add the cooked pasta and stir.

Then add the milk (or cream)…

…the Parmesan cheese…

…pepper…

…the parsley flakes…

…and the capers (optional).

Cook for another 5 minutes and continue to stir all of the ingredients together.

Next,

serve warm and…

…top with fresh lemon juice (a quarter lemon over each serving).

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