Caprese Pasta with Sausage

• 1 packages Garlic and herb chicken sausages or similar (4 links), sliced into thick rounds
• 6 clove Garlic, chopped
• 1 packages Cherry tomatoes halved
• 1 bunch Fresh basil
• 1 packages Mozzarella ball, cubed
• 1 Salt & pepper
• 1/4 cup Olive oil
• 3 tbsp Raw pine nuts, crushed
• 1 packages Fusilli pasta

1. Heat oil in large pan.
2. Add sausage slices, cook on medium until edges are start to brown, stirring occasionally.
3. Add garlic and continue to cook for a few minutes on medium to low heat.
4. Bring water to a boil in large pot while cooking sausages.
5. Follow pasta instructions
6. Once sausage is browned and garlic is soft, add large handfuls of fresh basil leaves.
7. Fill the entire pan, and simmer on med- low heat until basil shrinks.
8. Add cherry tomato halves, season with salt and pepper, add crushed pine nuts, continue to cook on med-low heat until tomatoes are warm.
9. Once pasta is cooked, drain and set aside
10. Add cubes of mozzarella to the sauce right before taking off the heat.
11. Let sit for 2 minutes or until cheese starts to melt, then toss pasta topping into large pot of pasta.
12. Drizzle more olive oil into pasta.
13. Serve and add desired amount of fresh sliced Parmesan.
14. Great served warm or cold.
15. Enough for 4-6 people

garlic, clove garlic, tomatoes, fresh basil, mozzarella ball, salt, olive oil, pine nuts, fusilli pasta

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/359957-caprese-pasta-with-sausage (may not work)