Chicken Sausage Pesto Pasta

Name: Chicken Sausage Pesto Pasta
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 box chickpea pasta or other gluten free option like lentil; 1 cup chopped sweet bell peppers; 1 cup mushrooms; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 cup spinach; 4-5 pasture raised chicken sausages; 1 clove garlic; 1/4 cup nutritional yeast; 1/2 lemon, juiced; 1 1/2 cup fresh basil; 3 tbsp nuts you can use pistachios, pine nuts, or cashews. I used half pistachios, half pine nuts); 4 tbsp evoo; S&P; pasta water to reach desired consistency

4 steps

Packed with veggies and protein, this easy, filling meal will keep you satisfied for hours. This pasta dish is perfect for meal prep and can easily be stored in the fridge for a quick meal! Dairy free / Gluten free

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:43:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories609.2 kcal (30%)

Total Fat34.8 g (50%)

Carbs43.9 g (17%)

Sugars8.6 g (10%)

Protein38.3 g (77%)

Sodium977.5 mg (49%)

Fiber11.7 g (42%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 boxchickpea pasta

or other gluten free option like lentil

1 cupsweet bell peppers

chopped

1 cupmushrooms

1 cupcherry tomatoes

halved

1 cupspinach

4chicken sausages

pasture, raised

Pesto Sauce

1clove garlic

¼ cupnutritional yeast

0.5lemon juiced

1 ½ cupfresh basil

3 Tbspnuts

you can use pistachios, pine nuts, or cashews, I used half pistachios, half pine nuts

4 Tbspevoo

salt

pepper

pasta water

to reach desired consistency

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta according to box instructions - don’t over cook (chickpea pasta tends to cook faster), and drain, reserving some pasta water for pesto if necessary