Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1 can cannellini beans (15 ounce size, with the liquid)
- 1 jar sun-dried tomatoes (8.5 ounce size, with the liquid)
- 3 cloves garlic (peeled)
- 1 whole lemon (zested)
- 1/2 cup fresh basil (packed, plus additional chopped for garnish)
- 1/2 cup freshly grated pecorino romano cheese (plus additional for finishing)
- 1/2 cup olive oil (plus additional for the pan and finishing)
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
- 1 pound farfalle pasta
- 1.5 pounds chicken sausage (sliced into thin rounds)
Instruction
- First, prepare the pesto. Set up a food processor and combine the cannellini beans, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, lemon zest, basil, pecorino romano, olive oi and hazelnuts into its bowl. Let it run until it is smooth but still has just a little bit of texture. Set it aside and get a large pot of water on to boil for the pasta. Salt it until it tastes like the sea. Once it is boiling cook the farfalle just until tender for about 8 minutes.
- While the water comes to a boil and the pasta cooks, heat a little olive oil in a large skillet with deep sides. Cook the sausage coins until they start to brown a little on both sides and are cooked through, which takes about 6-8 minutes. Pour the pesto sauce in with the sausage and also pour in 1/4 cup of the water that the pasta is cooking in. The pasta should be done by this point. Drain it and toss it in with the sausage and sauce. Finish it with an extra drizzle of olive oil and an extra sprinkle of the pecorino romano. Scoop it into pretty bowls, garnish it with more fresh basil and serve immediately! Enjoy!