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A bowl of grilled Italian sausage pasta with garden beans, fresh basil, red peppers, and a lemon dressing.

Grilled Italian Sausage Pasta

This grilled Italian sausage pasta and is light, easy, and perfect for grill season. Grilled Italian sausages, red peppers, fresh basil, garden beans, and parmesan are tossed with pasta and a light, bright lemon and olive oil dressing. So yum.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Dish
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 4-6 mild Italian sausages grilled on the BBQ
  • 1 red pepper grilled and roughly chopped
  • 450 grams pasta
  • bunch of fresh green beans ~ 2 cups
  • 1 small red onion sliced
  • 1 cup parmesan Reggiano finely grated -- plus more for serving
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp pasta water
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves finely chopped
  • kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Fire up the BBQ and toss the sausages and red pepper on the grill (quarter the pepper and lightly coat with olive oil, plus a pinch of salt and pepper). The sausages and pepper should take about 20 minutes depending on your grill. Set aside.
  • Bring a large pot of water to boil, add a generous pinch of salt and your pasta of choice (cook as per the package, until al dente).
  • While the sausages and pasta cook, in a saucepan, and a glug of olive oil and sauté the red onion and green beans until tender—3-5 minutes.
  • Drain the pasta (reserving 2 tbsp of pasta water) and toss it back into the pot. In a small bowl or mason jar, whisk olive oil, lemon juice, and reserved pasta water until combined. Add the sausages (sliced), grilled pepper, red onion, green beans, parmesan, chopped basil, and the dressing to the pasta. Add salt and pepper and toss with tongs to combine.
Keyword pasta, sausage