Apple Chicken Sausage Pasta

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This easy pasta recipe is a great quick meal for families. Packed with sweet, crispy apples and chicken apple sausages slices, this meal is will be a family favorite!

This easy pasta recipe is a great quick meal for families. Packed with sweet, crispy apples and chicken apple sausages slices, this meal is will be a family favorite!

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How to make this easy pasta recipe:

This pasta is a great quick weeknight meal. For the full set of directions, make sure you scroll down to the recipe card below.

1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, and save 1/2 cup of the pasta water when you drain.
2. While the pasta is cooking, heat a very large skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Add the olive oil and cook the shallots and sausage until the sausage is golden brown, about 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Add the chopped apple, minced garlic, and red chili pepper flakes to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes, or until the apples are tender.
6. Add the chicken broth, beans, and spinach, and cook about 1 minute, stirring, until the spinach is wilted.
7. Add the pasta to the sausage/apple mixture.
8. Mix in the parmesan cheese, adding some of the reserved pasta water until you reach the desired consistency.

Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage Pasta Recipe

This easy pasta recipe is a great quick meal for families. Packed with sweet, crispy apples and chicken apple sausages slices, this meal is will be a family favorite!

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Course: 30 Minute Meal

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 -8 servings

Calories: 337kcal

Author: Jenni – The Gingered Whisk

Ingredients

• 16 oz rotini pasta
• 4 Tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
• 1 shallot chopped
• 12 ounces sweet apple chicken sausage sliced
• 1 honey crisp apple chopped (you can peel if you want, I didn’t)
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1 pinch red chili pepper flakes optional
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 15 oz great northern beans drained and rinsed
• 6 oz spinach
• 1 cup chicken broth
• ⅓ cup fresh grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 up pasta water when you drain.
  16 oz rotini pasta
• While the pasta is cooking, heat a very large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the olive oil and cook the shallots, and sausage until the sausage is golden brown, about 3 minutes.
  4 Tablespoon olive oil, 1 shallot, 12 ounces sweet apple chicken sausage
• Add the apple, garlic, and red chili pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper.
  1 honey crisp apple, 4 garlic cloves, 1 pinch red chili pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• Cook 5 minutes, or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth, beans, and spinach, and cook about 1 minute, stirring, until spinach is wilted.
  15 oz great northern beans, 1 cup chicken broth, 6 oz spinach
• Add the pasta to the sausage/apple mixture.
• Add the parmesan cheese and mix to combine, adding the reserved pasta water until you reach your desired consistency.
  1/3 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese

Notes

Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 697mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g