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Garlicky Angel Hair with Sausage & Peas

October 5, 2010 By Laura 8 Comments

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I was not initially planning to share this recipe. The never ending colds from hell continue to plague my family, which means I continue to be very lazy and uninspired about dinner. And picky. I am SO picky when I have a cold. All I want is starch. Which is more or less what inspired this dish–if you are not lazy and/or sick, also serve it with a salad to feel better about yourself! (I should also add I used Barilla Plus pasta, so at least the meal was high fiber.)

But anyway, about my not planning to share the dish. This is definitely one of those greater than the sum of its parts simple dishes–that you more or less want to lick the pan when you are done. We loved it. John and I could not stay out of it. And the best part of all is that it is super simple, super fast and uses, at least in my case, all pantry ingredients.



Garlicky Angel Hair with Sausage & Peas
 
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Author: TheSpicedLife
Recipe type: Entree
Ingredients
  • 1 lb dried angel hair, boiled until al dente
  • 1-2 T good quality extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 head of garlic, minced
  • ¼ t smoked Spanish paprika
  • 1 lb smoked sausage of choice (I used a local sausage reminiscent of kielbasa)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 9 oz lager (3/4 bottle)
  • ½ cup chicken stock
  • 10-12 oz frozen peas
Instructions
  1. Bring water to a boil and then cook the pasta while you prepare the rest of the dish.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the oil and when it shimmers, add the garlic. Fry until the garlic is quite fragrant and roasted golden brown. Do not let it burn (keep stirring). Add the onions and stir to deglaze the pan. Add a pinch of salt. Cook until the onions are translucent and just starting to turned golden brown. Add the sausage and cook, stirring, until the sausage browns, 5-10 minutes. Stir in the smoked Spanish paprika. Add the beer and scrape the bottom of the pan. Increase the heat to high and boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Add the chicken stock and continue boiling to evaporate. You will not evaporate all of the liquid, but enough so that it just coats the pasta, rather than being soupy. Add the cooked and drained pasta with the peas. Toss until heated through and salt and pepper to taste (it will need a decent amount of black pepper). You might also need to add more smoke Spanish paprika (to taste).
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Filed Under: pasta, peas, sausage Tagged With: angel hair, beer, easy, fast, garlic, lager, noodles, pasta, peas, sausage, vermicelli, weeknight

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Comments

  1. Jennifurla says

    October 5, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Looks like a fantastic meal, I love the ingredients.

    Reply
  2. Joanne says

    October 6, 2010 at 5:24 am

    You crave pasta when you're sick…I crave it all the time… haha sounds like a GREAT meal!

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  3. jarsloth says

    October 6, 2010 at 7:49 am

    Wow; that really looks amazing! Making me hungry just looking at it!

    Reply
  4. Belinda @zomppa says

    October 6, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    Sorry about your cold. This dish is so colorful!

    Reply
  5. Fun and Fearless in Beantown says

    October 7, 2010 at 8:56 am

    This is a quick and easy meal with so many flavors! I do something similar with roasted tomatoes and beet leaves!

    Reply
  6. Renee Fontes says

    October 7, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    Thank you for sharing a great pasta dish! When your sick, tired or busy, a few dishes like this is what you need to see you through…So I'm none of those right now, but I'm craving your pasta anyway!

    Reply
  7. Yin says

    November 4, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Angel Hair, my family fave pasta.
    I use to make similar stir fry pasta with Chinese cooking combination into it 😛
    Check it out http://yinhomemade.blogspot.com/2010/10/stir-fry-vermicelli-pasta.html

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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