sausage and olives with angel hair

every afternoon nelson and i have a similar chat.

how's your day going? you busy? did you get lunch? can you believe this weather? i love you. awww shmoopy. so what are you in the mood to eat for dinner?

this usually halts the conversation.

poor nelson, i am thinking about food around the clock and he, like most normal people, has other things on his mind occasionally.

i usually have some sort of idea in mind, which 9 times out of 10 he is willing to indulge in each night.

i like to come up with dinner options, but sometimes i feel like the dictator.

you will eat my hippy food!

tonight we're having avocado fries so deal!

i can't even think about cooking, bring me the bell!

since my little general complex was in full force i was pleased as punch at nelson's suggestion of olives to my already suggested decided angel hair and sausage.

oh kalamata olives in extra virgin olive oil you are a godsend to my salt love.

before i began cooking at least half-a-dozen olives were consumed.

strictly, for testing purposes of course.

i will have to make the feta-olive stuffed chicken again soon....

but last night included sweet basil pesto turkey and chicken sausage.

yes, basil love in full force.

i hid the evidence and didn't say the word basil once during dinner and mr. c was never the wiser.

hee hee.

this mediterrean style pasta dish came together in about 30 minutes.
perfect for a week night meal or if you're like me, very impatient and hungry most of the time.

Recipe: Sausage and Olives With Angel Hair

Ingredients:

-2 sausage links (I used turkey and chicken basil sausages)

-25 olives

-1/4 onion, minced

-2 tsp olive oil

-2 cups your favorite tomato sauce

-1/4 tsp each: dried parsley, oregano and red pepper flake

-3 servings angel hair (I used barilla plus)

-handful of spinach (optional)

Method:

-warm a skillet to medium heat with olive oil

-remove sausage from casing and add to pan, break up with wooden spoon

-let sausage cook 5-7 minutes

-add minced onion and spices, stir to combine

-let sausage and onion cook together 10 minutes

-cook pasta according to directions, reserve 1 cup of pasta water

-add sauce to sausage and onions, raise heat and let simmer for 10 minutes

-add cooked pasta and past water, stir to evenly coat pasta

-serve under a bed of fresh spinach and top with grated cheese