Pasta with Sausage and Arugula
A delicious Italian-inspired pasta dish combining roasted fennel and red onions with spicy sausage, fresh arugula, and bright lemon, all finished with Parmesan cheese. Perfect for a satisfying weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- •2 whole red onions
- •1 whole fennel bulb
- •6 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- •to taste kosher salt and pepper
- •8 oz Italian sausage
- •10 oz pasta
- •1 tsp lemon zest
- •2 Tbsp lemon juice
- •6 cups baby arugula
- •to taste Parmesan cheese
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss onions, fennel, and 2 Tbsp. oil on a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Spread out into a single layer. Pinch sausage into small pieces and scatter around onions and fennel. Roast until vegetables and sausage are cooked through and well browned, 25-30 minutes.
30 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
12 min
- 3.
Combine vegetables, sausage, and pasta in a large bowl. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, remaining 4 Tbsp. oil, and 1/4 cup reserved pasta cooking liquid and toss to coat, adding more pasta cooking liquid if needed, until sauce comes together and coats pasta. Toss in arugula.
5 min
- 4.
Divide pasta among plates and top with Parmesan. Season with more salt and pepper.
3 min
