This is a quick, easy and inexpensive meal that will impress!
1 zucchini or squash
Cavatappi Pasta (or Ziti)
one onion
2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
2 links or 6-8 oz sweet Italian Sausage
1/2 cup chicken Stock
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 cup sour cream
Pamesan Cheese (not the powder kind in the green shaker)
Slice the zucchini or squash from top to bottom the slice into 1/4" pieces. Drizzle with olive oil and 1 tsp of the Italian spice. Throw on a baking sheet and cook for 15 mins at 350.
Fill a pan halfway up with water and boil. Add pasta and cook for 9 minutes. Do not over cook.
While the veggies are cooking, heat a pan on medium heat and cook the sausage, breaking it up into small pieces. Dice up the onion and add when the sausage is no longer pink. Add the remaining Italian seasoning and saute until the onions get translucent. Add the chicken stock and stir everything together.
save 1/2 cup of the pasta water and drain the pasta.
Add the pasta water, sour cream and tomato paste. Stir really well. Add the baked vegetables, then add the pasta and mix well.
Plate the pasta and top with the Parmesan cheese.
Serve with Italian or Garlic bread.
