Bow Tie Pasta with Italian Sausage and Vegetables

By pbaugatz

Ingredients

• 5 Sweet Italian sausage links
• 1 16 oz farfalle (bow tie) pasta
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 3 cloves of garlic minced
• 1 onion sliced into wedges
• 1 zucchini cut
• 15 cherry tomatoes halved
• salt and pepper as desired

Preparation

Step 1

Place Italian sausage onto a skillet with approx 1 cup of water. Cook through on med-high heat. While sausage is cooking, start pasta. When sausage is done, remove and slice into coins. Keep remaining drippings from the sausage and add the olive oil and minced garlic to the skillet. Sauté the garlic on med-low for 2 mins, do not brown. Add sliced veggies and sauté for approx 5 mins. Mix the sliced sausage with veggies in the skillet. Add cooked and drained pasta to skillet and toss with all other ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste. Top with Parmesan cheese.