Spicy Sausage Pasta

1 Tbsp. olive oil

14 oz. smoked turkey sausage

1.5 cups diced onions

2 Tbsp. minced garlic

2 cups chicken broth (I used a 14.5 oz can)

1 (10 oz.) can Rotel tomatoes, not drained

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

8 oz. mini farfalle pasta

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

1/3 cup thinly sliced scallions, optional

Add olive oil to an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add sausage and onions and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add broth, tomatoes, cream, pasta, salt, and pepper; stir. Bring to a boil, cover skillet, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and stir in 1/2 cup cheese. Top with remaining cheese and sprinkle with scallions. Broil until cheese is melted and lightly browned.

I love Pinterest. I love it so much that I wish my job could just be "Pinterest Recipe Tester". Because to be honest, that's probably the only way I would EVER be able to make it through all of the recipes I have pinned. I would be doing good to even try one new recipe a week, to be honest. But between work and life in general, we tend to stick to recipes we know because I've made them so many times that I have them memorized and can just make a grocery list in my head. I originally posted this recipe on July 16, 2013. It was the first time I had made dinner in weeks because I had just turned 8 months pregnant, and I had honestly lost all energy to cook by the time I got home from work every night. The wonderful thing about that post is that we had no idea that our son would be here two days later! He came a month early, but was perfectly healthy. Maybe it was this dish that really got things kickin'! This dish is truly wonderful. I double it because we love it leftover. In fact, we can both have it for dinner, I will take it for lunch the next day, and then we will have it again the next night. I think I calculated it out to be about $2.00 per serving. You can't beat that! Even better? It's a one pot meal! Delicious AND easy?! I'm in!