Pasta with Sausage, Red Beans and Mustard
Total time: 30 minutes
I love sausages and peppers together. Add some red beans and pasta and we have a one dish dinner in just 30 minutes. The mustards and yogurt make a slightly hot sauce.
Ingredients:
- 10oz (300gr) lean sausages, 3 - 4 depending on size any flavor
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 onion
- 1 red pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 3/4 cups (15oz, 450gr) red beans, kidney beans
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1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120gr) Greek or plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) white wine
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) chicken stock
- 1 1/2 tbs Dijon-style mustard
- 1 1/2 tbs whole grain mustard
- 1 - 2 tbs cornstarch (maizena) dissolved in 2 tbs water
- 1 cup 4.2oz, 120gr) dried pasta, such as fusilli, penne, rigatoni
Instructions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
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Chop onion and pepper.
- Mince garlic.
- Slice raw sausages into bite-size lengths.
- Open, drain and rinse beans.
- Heat oil over medium heat in nonstick skillet. Add onions, peppers and sauté 3 minutes.
- Add garlic and sauté 3 minutes longer.
- Add sausages and sauté until almost cooked through, 5 - 8 minutes, depending on size.
- Add herbs, mustards, wine, stock and beans. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 5 - 10 minutes.
- Stir cornstarch mixture into sauce to thicken. You may not need all of it but sauce should be quite thick.
- Stir in yogurt, add drained pasta. Toss to combine and serve.