Smoky Chipotle Pasta Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups pasta, uncooked
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1 -2 sweet italian sausage
• 1/2 chipotle chile in adobo, minced
• 1/2 cup cooked corn or 1/2 cup vegetables, of your choice
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar
• salt & pepper
• olive oil
• fresh cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta per directions on box and drain.
• 2 in a medium skillet, heat olive oil and saute garlic clove for 1 minute.
• 3 add in fresh cooked vegetables and the chopped chipotle pepper and stir. if needed, add a little water to help the veggies cook.
• 4 once cooked, remove vegetables from the pan and cook the sausage in the same pan. slice the sausage once browned & cooked until no longer pink, about 7-9 minutes.
• 5 in a medium bowl, combine mayonaise, lemon, adobo sauce, brown sugar and salt and pepper.
• 6 add veggies, pasta and sausage to the bowl. toss gently and sprinkle cilantro on top.