Grilled Sausage Kebabs With Pasta Salad
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Calories
- 493
- Total Fat
- 26 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 7 grams
- Cholesterol
- 48 milligrams
- Sodium
- 944 milligrams
- Carbohydrates
- 36 grams
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 grams
- Protein
- 30 grams
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
8 Italian sausage links (sweet, hot or a combination), halved crosswise
10 baby bell peppers (8 whole, 2 thinly sliced)
3 tablespoons 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 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
Directions
- 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 1 tablespoon olive oil and grill, turning as needed and covering the pan halfway through cooking, until marked all over, about 20 minutes. 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 tablespoons 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. Serve the pasta salad with the kebabs.