Two thumbs up for this one. I didn't have any pesto and my kale went bad (didn't know that could happen, but the outside looked fine but the inside was gray mush), so I left out the pesto, added some basil, and threw in some spinach at the end so there would be some veggies in there. It wound up a little on the soupy side but my partner said that the sauce was the best part. I agree. The basil worked magically with the tomatoes and garlic. The partner would have liked the sausage in slices rather than chopped, but I prefer chopped and I'm the one cooking.