Smoky Chipotle Pasta Salad

Submitted by kmergirl

"I thought of making a hot pasta dish, but instead settled on a pasta salad. It's truly a clear the pantry type of recipe, so feel free to modify with what you have on hand."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 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

directions

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.