Grilled Sausage Kebabs with Pasta Salad
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Pork- main dish
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 8 Italian sausage links (sweet, hot or
- combination), halved crosswise
- 10 baby bell peppers (8 whole, 2 thinly sliced)
- 3 Tbsp. 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 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 Tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
Directions
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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 I Tbsp. olive oil and grill, turning as needed and covering the pan halfway through cooking, until marked all over, about 20 minutes.
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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 Tbsp. 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. Sere the pasta salad. with the kebabs