Lemon Basil Tortellini & Sausage
A light, bright, easy dinner of tortellini and chicken sausage with a lemon basil sauce made from scratch
Ingredients
- 2 lb Cheese Tortellini frozen or refrigerated
- 2 lb Chicken Sausage diced
- 1 Red Bell Pepper diced
- 1 Green Bell Pepper diced
- ½ Red Onion diced
- 2 tbsp Avocado Oil
- 1 tsp Basil
For Lemon Basil Sauce
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 4 tbsp Flour AP or Wheat
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 cups Chicken Bone Broth
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Basil
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese shredded, plus more for garnish
- 1 tbsp Parlsey for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare all of the ingredients. Start water boiling for tortellini
- In a large saute pan over medium high heat, add oil and onions. Cook for 3 minutes then add basil, sausage and bell peppers. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then reduce heat to medium low and keep warm.
- In a sauce pan over medium high heat, add butter and garlic powder. Let melt then add flour and whisk into paste. Cook for 2 minutes then whisk in chicken broth. Cook for 2 minutes then add lemon and basil. Let cook another 3 minutes and then add in cheese. Whisk until melted.
- Add tortellini to water and cook as directed on package. Add lemon basil sauce to sausage and peppers and let simmer for cook time of the tortellini. Drain tortellini into colander.
- In a pasta bowl, place a portion of tortellini in center. Ladle sauce & sausage mix over top and garnish with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
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