Anyone else not feel like cooking these days?
Actually, I have zero motivation for anything besides this:
That’s what summer is for though, right?
We’ve been eating a lot of sandwiches, a lot of hot dogs, and a ton of take-n-bake pizza. Which explains why I haven’t been posting around here. But a girl can only survive on pizza for so long before she starts craving a home-cooked meal.
This is the perfect summer meal! It’s so fast and so light and so full of fresh veggies!
Instead of a typical pasta sauce, the cherry tomatoes are cooked quickly and then mashed to get all the juiciness out – then you add some pasta water and it creates a nice little sauce that coats the pasta well but doesn’t feel heavy at all.
Two years ago:Â Tempura Fried Asparagus
- ½ pound whole wheat linguine
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ pound Italian chicken or turkey sausage
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups arugula leaves
- 2 ounces Parmesan shaved
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Cook linguine according to package instructions. Set aside ½ cup of cooking liquid before draining.
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Heat oil over medium-high heat. Remove sausage from casings and add to pan, breaking up with a wooden spoon. Cook until browned, about 3 minutes, continuing to break up the sausage. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and pepper; cover and cook for 2 minutes. Remove cover and use a wooden spoon to mash the tomatoes. Cover pan, reduce heat to low, and cook for 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat; add drained linguine, reserved pasta water, and arugula; toss together. Serve with shaved Parmesan on top.
Julia says
How so very food blogger-ish of you to use a swirly straw in your beer. This looks like a great comfort food pasta dish!
Tracey says
Love this! It’s the perfect summer pasta dish, though I’ll probably have to make it for lunch for myself since I’m pretty sure my husband wouldn’t be a fan. His loss :)
Kristen says
That sounds like my kind of lunch. Yummy and light!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
I think everyone slacks a bit in the summer! You’re allowed ;)
Lisa @ The Cooking Bride says
Ugh, I am doing the low carb diet thing and looking at these pictures is just torture. I may have to save this for a weekend – that’s when I let myself indulge a little.
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says
I didn’t know Bud Light made that drink – totally going to the liquor store tomorrow!
The pasta looks great for summer – light and and full of summer flavors.
yummychunklet says
Love the parmesan shavings. Great pasta photo!
Jeremy says
“Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 minutes”
Doesn’t that seem like too long for this step? Especially at Med-High? Should that be 3 minutes?
amanda says
Oops, thanks for pointing it out! Should be 30 seconds. :)
nicole @ I am a honey bee says
Love dishes like this! Love fresh tomatoes that are are just cooked- still so juicy and bright.
Alyson says
Funny, I have little motivation for anything else these days besides that very same drink ;) Good thing the Sweetie is back home and manning the BBQ or we would likely starve. Lol