Grilled Sausage Kebabs With Pasta Salad (Food Network Kitchens) |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
cooking spray |
8 italian sausage links (sweet, hot or a combination), halved crosswise |
10 baby bell peppers (8 whole, 2 thinly sliced) |
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
kosher salt |
1 cup pennette or other small pasta |
2 cups baby spinach |
1/4 cup pitted green olives, sliced |
1 clove garlic, grated or minced |
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil |
freshly ground pepper |
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese |
Directions:
1. Heat a grill pan over medium heat and coat with cooking spray. Thread 2 sausage halves and 1 whole baby bell pepper onto each of 8 metal skewers. Brush the kebabs with 1 tablespoon olive oil and grill, turning as needed and covering the pan halfway through cooking, until marked all over, about 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Combine the 2 sliced baby bell peppers, the spinach, olives, garlic, basil and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large bowl; toss to coat. Drain the pasta and immediately transfer to the bowl with the spinach mixture; toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper and top with the cheese. Serve the pasta salad with the kebabs.
3. Per serving: Calories 493; Fat 26 g (Saturated 7 g); Cholesterol 48 mg; Sodium 944 mg; Carbohydrate 36 g; Fiber 3 g; Protein 30 g
4. Photograph by Johnny Miller
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