Tags: pasta - dinner - chicken - GF - GF pasta - GF dinner - GF chicken
Active Time: 20 minutes
Passive Time: N/A
Serves: 4

Sur La Table

• Garlic: 2 cloves
• Pine nuts: 1/2 cup, toasted
• Basil: 2 large bunches, washed and dried, stems removed

• Olive oil: 2 tbsp + 1/3 cup

• Parmesan: 1/2 cup, grated
• Lemon juice: 1/4 cup

• Green beans: 6 oz, trimmed and halved

• Chicken sausage: 8 oz, fully cooked, thinly sliced

• Whole wheat pasta: 8 oz (sub GF pasta as needed)
• Salt, Pepper: to taste

1. In the bowl of a food processor, add garlic, pine nuts, and basil; pulse to a rough chop. Add 2 tbsp olive oil in a stead stream and process to a smooth paste. Add Parmesan and lemon juice, stirring by hand to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper
2. Place a large pot of salted water on stove and bring to a boil. Add green beans and cook until tender, about 5 minutes; remove with slotted spoon and set aside
3. Place pasta in the boiling water and cook until al dente (8-10 minutes). Reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water and drain
4. Place a large nonstick skillet on stove over medium heat. Add cooked sausages and cook until browned, about 4 minutes. Add the green beans and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Add cooked pasta and pesto and toss until well combined, adding reserved pasta water slowly as needed. Season with salt and pepper
5. Serve with Parmesan and black pepper