Boursin Tomato and Chicken Sausage Pasta

Ingredients

• 2 cup cherry tomatoes (approx. 1-2 pints)
• 12 oz chicken sausage (sliced into rounds)
• 4 garlic cloves (whole or smashed)
• 5.2 oz Boursin cheese (1-2 pucks (Garlic & Fine Herbs flavor recommended))
• 2 tbsp olive oil (for drizzling)
• salt (to taste)
• black pepper (to taste)
• 12 oz short pasta (such as penne or fusilli)
• 3 cup baby spinach (fresh)
• 0.5 cup pasta water (reserved from boiling)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).

2. 2

   In a large baking dish, combine the cherry tomatoes, sliced chicken sausage, and garlic cloves.

3. 3

   Place the Boursin cheese puck(s) in the center of the dish.

4. 4

   Drizzle everything with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes (transcript mentions 10, but standard roasting takes longer) until the tomatoes are bursting and the sausage is caramelized.

6. 6

   While the vegetables bake, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until al dente.

7. 7

   Before draining the pasta, reserve about 1/2 cup of the starchy pasta water.

8. 8

   Remove the baking dish from the oven and stir the melted Boursin cheese into the roasted tomatoes and sausage to create a creamy sauce.

9. 9

   Add the cooked pasta and a splash of the reserved pasta water to the baking dish.

10. 10

    Add a large bunch of fresh spinach and toss everything together until the spinach is wilted and the pasta is well-coated.

Notes

The author suggests serving this with a side Caesar salad. You can use one or two pucks of Boursin depending on how creamy you want the sauce to be.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• dinner
• baked pasta
• one-pan
• summer
• easy
• high-protein