Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Turkey Kielbasa, Mushroom, and Olive Pasta in Garlic Butter Sauce


Using melted butter as a dressing makes this recipe fairly indulgent, I admit, but it’s delicious, and can be customized by adding more or less garlic as you wish. It may not be something to eat often, but it’s worth trying at least once.

Hope you try and enjoy!


Ingredients


3 cups uncooked penne pasta
2 cans chicken broth


1 “ring” Turkey Polska Keilbasa, chopped into bite-size pieces


½ stick butter
6 cloves garlic, chopped or put through a garlic press


1 can sliced mushrooms
1 can black olives, chopped or sliced


½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste


What to do

1. Boil pasta covered in chicken broth till cooked to your liking. Most of the liquid will be absorbed. Add additional chicken broth or drain excess liquid if needed. Set aside prepared pasta.



2. Melt butter in nonstick pan over low heat. Add chopped/pressed garlic to the butter and allow To warm in butter for about 3-5 minutes. Make sure to do this over low heat and monitor the garlic to ensure it doesn’t start burning (if you burn garlic, it will become super bitter and ruin your dish. Light browning is fine, burning is not).


3. Add in kielbasa, mushrooms, and olives. Cook over low-medium heat until heated through.


4. Mix in cooked pasta and stir to re-warm. Mix in parmesan cheese just before serving. Add pepper to taste and salt if desired.

5. Enjoy!

3 comments:

seckert08 said...

Yummmmmy, yumm, yum! Printed the recipe and can't wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!

Amy said...

Omigosh, this looks good! I am guessing that you don't have any issues eating pasta with your band? I haven't tried any yet, because I'm a skeerdy cat! :)

Mari said...

Hope you enjoy it Sarah!!

Amy, nope, I'm not having any problems with pasta unless I try to wolf it down before I catch myself, lol. Don't be scared! This is too delicious not to try. :) Give it a go and see how it works for you!! :)