--John's Daughter--

Sicilian Sausage Pasta

Ingredients:

8oz extra-broad egg noodles (1/2 pkg.)

2 cups ripe cherry tomatoes or tomates coursely chopped

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 onion finely chopped

1 clove minced garlic

1 tbsp. crushed dried basil

1/2 tsp. salt

pinch of black pepper

parmesan cheese to taste

3 grilled Oktoberfest sausages

Bob Evans Wild fire BBQ sauce

(or your favourite sauce for grilling)

Skill:

1. Cook pasta in boiling salted water for 7 minutes.

Meanwhile cut cherry tomatoes in half

or chop large tomatoes

(the dish pictured above used chopped large tomatoes--it is sooo much better using cherry tomatoes)

2. Heat oil in large frying pan over medium heat.

Saute onion and garlic,

until onion has softened. (5 minutes)

4. Place sausage on BBQ or grill to heat.

When nearing their finish,

brush lightly with BBQ sauce.

Slice sausage and set aside.

3. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper and basil to onion mixture.

Stir occassionally until tomatoes soften. (3 minutes)

Add hot drained pasta and sausage.

Toss until well blended.

Serve immediately sprinkled with parmesan cheese.

adapted from Sicilian Pasta by Chatelaine Magazine 1995

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This meal is incredibly good!

and best made with cherry tomatoes

from your neighbour's garden!

(thanks Vic)

It makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

My kids eat it well too!

Enjoy!