BOW-TIE PASTA WITH SAUSAGE, PEAS, AND MUSHROOMS

Bow-Tie Pasta with Sausage, Peas, and Mushrooms image

A great sauceless pasta dish that includes meat, a starch, and vegetables all in one dish.

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Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

½ cup olive oil, divided
1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
1 (10 ounce) package portobello mushrooms, sliced
¾ teaspoon sea salt, or more to taste, divided
¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas, partially thawed
1 (16 ounce) package farfalle (bow-tie) pasta
½ cup Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over high heat; cook and stir sausage in the hot oil, breaking up any large chunks, until browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Transfer cooked sausage to a plate.
Heat 2 more tablespoons olive oil in the same large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in the hot oil until mushrooms are tender and all the liquid has evaporated, about 8 minutes.
Stir peas into mushroom mixture and cook until peas are warmed, about 2 minutes. Return sausage to mushroom mixture; cook and stir until flavors have blended and sausage is heated, about 3 minutes.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water. Return pasta to pot and stir in sausage-mushroom mixture; cook and stir, adding reserved pasta water as needed, until mixture is evenly mixed, about 5 minutes.
Drizzle remaining 1/4 cup olive oil over pasta mixture and season with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; toss to coat. Add Parmesan cheese; toss to combine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1026.5 calories, Carbohydrate 98.9 g, Cholesterol 53.4 mg, Fat 54.2 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 39.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.5 g, Sodium 1517.6 mg, Sugar 9.6 g