Homestyle Pasta

Homestyle Pasta
from a Hillshire Farm magazine ad

1 16-oz pkg. uncooked linguine
4 C fresh small broccoli florets
1 pkg. Hillshire Farms Polska Kielbasa
1/2 C chopped onion
1 tsp. hot sauce
1 7-oz pkg. refrigerated basil pesto
1 5-oz pkg. crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
2 green onions, sliced
Salt and pepper, to taste

Cook linguine according to package directions. During the last 4 minutes of cooking, add broccoli to water. When linguine and broccoli are tender, drain; keep warm

Cut sausage into 1/2 inch cubes. Heat a 4 to 6-quart pan over medium high heat for 3 minutes. Add sausage and onion to pan; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is browned and onion is tender.

Add hot sauce, cooked linguine and broccoli. Toss gently over medium heat for 1 minutes. Stir in pesto, Gorgonzola and green onions; heat through. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

Serves 8.

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Notes: I used penne pasta instead of linguine. I don' t think that the hot sauce did a single thing for this recipe. It could very easily be omitted... in my opinion.

Verdict: This was the first time I've used Kielbasa in a recipe. And WE LOVED IT!!! This was so easy and so quick... less than thirty minutes to prepare! It smelled so good while cooking that when it was ready to serve there was not a single patient member of my family that would support me in getting my camera out to take a picture! We will definitely make this again!