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Balsamic Roasted Sausage and Grapes with Linguine Recipe

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Pasta doesn’t have to wear coats of cream and cheese, especially when red grapes and sausage give it sweetness and spice. —Lauren Wyler, Austin, Texas

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Balsamic Roasted Sausage and Grapes with Linguine Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

15 30 45

Ingredients

3/4 pound Johnsonville® Sweet Italian Sausage links links
3/4 pound Johnsonville® Hot Italian Sausage link links
3 cups seedless red grapes
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 package (13-1/4 ounces) multigrain linguine
1/2 cup prepared pesto
2 cups fresh baby spinach
2 cups spring mix salad greens

Directions

Preheat oven to 450°. Place sausage links and grapes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine vinegar, oil and water; pour over sausages. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bake 20 minutes. Turn sausages; bake 10-15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in sausages reads 160°.
Meanwhile, cook linguine according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
Cut sausages into 1/2-in. slices. In a large bowl, combine the linguine, reserved pasta water and pesto; toss to coat. Add the sausage, spinach, salad greens and grapes with pan juices; toss to combine. Serve immediately. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 580 calories, 34 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 65 mg cholesterol, 990 mg sodium, 52 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 24 g protein.

Originally published as Balsamic Roasted Sausage and Grapes with Linguine in Taste of Home June/July 2012, p63

Spring Mix

Often labeled mesclun greens, this mixture of small, tender young salad greens and often tender herbs is available year-round in supermarkets. The mix can include such salad green varieties as oak leaf, mache, arugula, frisee, mizuna, endive and radicchio. Spring mix will stay fresh in the refrigerator for about a week. Wash, dry and dress these tender greens just before serving.

Medium-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.

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Reviewed on Sep. 03, 2012 by lauralaverdiere

This is a great favorite. Friends continue to ask for the recipe. I add fresh basil as well. It is also good served cold as a picnic dish. I use gluten free pasta and it is delicious!

Reviewed on Jun. 05, 2012 by mmahkaren

Very good, unique flavor. Nice mix of pesto and 1 different flavors of sausage. I will definitely add this to my rotation of recipes!