Hey there– One of my big favorites is having our kids home at the dinner table. Since we had our Laurel here for a bit, we sat down to one of her old favorites for dinner. It’s a good mix of proteins with the beans and sausage- over my favorite angel hair pasta– served up with a tomato salad fresh from larry’s garden patch. Pretty darn good.
PASTA WITH SAUSAGE AND CANNELLINI BEANS
8 oz. angel hair pasta (or your favorite pasta!)
2 Italian sausage links (mild or hot)
a splash of olive oil
1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2 cloves of garlic minced
2 14 oz. cans petite cut tomatoes*
1 tab. cornstarch
2 tab. fresh basil
Remove the Italian sausage from it’s casing and brown it in a nonstick pan– chopping it to bits with a spatula. (Add olive oil if the meat starts to stick) When it just starts to brown stir in the chopped onion and garlic. Cook 3 or 4 minutes until the onion is browned. Then stir in the beans and tomatoes. When it is at a good simmer, shake the cornstarch and 1/4 cup water in a closed container and stir it into the pan until the sauce is thickened. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the instructions on the box. At the last minute chop the basil to bits and stir into the sauce. Layer the pasta and sauce on a big platter.
*I like S&W brand petite tomatoes with onion and garlic.
The Thankful Heart 