Chicken Sausage with Basil Pesto Pasta

This is a Gina original! I will try hard to make accurate measurements, but I don't measure when I cook. Even when I follow a recipe, the amounts are "guidelines." You know the flavors you like so season accordingly.

This is staple in our house. The kids absolutely love this dish, and so do mom and dad. Super easy and inexpensive to make!

Ingredients:
3 links fresh poultry sausage
8 oz penne pasta
2 TBS basil pesto (I use Classico)
1/2 small sweet onion
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 TBS olive oil

Directions:
1. Boil water for pasta and cook according to package directions.

2. Meanwhile, add olive oil to a medium pan and heat. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic and saute for about 1 minute. Add chicken sausage, squeeze out of casing and crumble, and cook for about 7-10 minutes, until cooked all the way through.

3. Once pasta is done add the basil pesto to the sausage and stir until heated through. About 1 minute. Immediately add the entire sausage mixture to the pasta, mix and serve.