Pesto Brussel Sprout Pasta

Name: Pesto Brussel Sprout Pasta
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 cups quartered brussel sprouts; 10 oz pasta (I used Harmon’s fresh pasta but Trader Joe’s brown rice quinoa noodles are great too); 12 oz chicken sausage; Sun dried tomatoes TT (to taste); Balsamic glaze TT; 4 oz fresh basil; 1/2 bunch fresh parsley; 1/2 Lemon: juiced; 2 garlic cloves; 2 Tbsp pine nuts; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese; Salt TT

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Prep:30minCook:1h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:38:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories653.9 kcal (33%)

Total Fat38.3 g (55%)

Carbs53.3 g (20%)

Sugars5.6 g (6%)

Protein25.7 g (51%)

Sodium796 mg (40%)

Fiber4.6 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

2 cupsbrussel sprouts

quartered

10 ozpasta

i used, fresh pasta but trader joe’s brown rice quinoa noodles are great too

12 ozchicken sausage

sun dried tomatoes

to taste

balsamic glaze

For the pesto

4 ozfresh basil

0.5 bunchfresh parsley

0.5lemon

juiced

2garlic cloves

2 Tbsppine nuts

½ cupolive oil

¼ cupgrated parmesan cheese

Salt

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and begin to prepare brussel sprouts. Wash, quarter, then season with olive oil/salt/pepper. Place brussel sprouts in the oven for 20 minutes. Flip the brussel sprouts then place in the oven for another 20 minutes. In a food processor or a high speed blender combine all pesto ingredients. Blend until we’ll combined. Chop up chicken sausage and cook in an oiled pan until golden brown. Cook pasta until al dente. Combine Brussel sprouts, pasta, sun dried tomatoes, and pesto into the chicken sausage pan. Top with Parmesan cheese and balsamic glaze