Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Experimenting with Bucatini: ONE-POT Bucatini with Turkey Italian Sausage and Zucchini

This is one of those recipes I did backwards. I bought Bucatini because it was on sale and I had never seen it in my grocery store before. Then I went looking for a good way to cook it. I found a million great recipes, a lot of which included similar ingredients to this, but I picked this one because it was a ONE POT meal. That gets me every time when it comes to easy week night meals. The original recommended regular Italian Sausage but I used turkey to make it less greasy. I also changed up portions slightly based on what we had on hand.
 
One Pot Pasta Bucatini with Turkey Italian Sausage and Zucchini
 
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil divided
  • 3 spicy turkey Italian sausage links, casings removed
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 zucchini, sliced lengthwise, then thinly sliced (into 1/2 circles)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced thyme
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • 12 ounces bucatini
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
  • salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1.Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a duch oven. Sauté turkey sausage until browned and crumbled, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from pot with a slotted spoon, set aside and discard grease (there shouldn't be much).
2. Place pot back onto the stove and other tablespoon of oil. Sauté onions for 4 to 5 minutes. Add zucchini, garlic and  garlic salt. Continue to sauté for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Stir in thyme and add sausage back into the pot and sauté for 1 minute.
4. Pour stock into the pot and bring to a boil. Add pasta and lower heat to medium. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated and pasta is al dente. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Add in parmesan and carefully toss until well combined. Sprinkle a little more parmesan on top before serving.


**Makes 4 servings
**2 on Bryce's dish scale. One pot. Cutting board, knife!

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