Spicy Sausage Pasta

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 of an onion, chopped
• 13 oz smoked turkey sausage, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 1/4 cups chicken broth
• 10 oz can Ro-Tel tomatoes & green chiles
• 1/2 cup half and half
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 10-12 oz uncooked bowtie pasta
• 4 oz pepper jack cheese, shredded
• 2 medium green onions, diced

Directions:

1. In a large skillet or sauté pan, add the olive oil and bring over medium heat.
2. Add the onions and sausage to the pan and cook for 5-6 minutes until sausage is browned and onions are tender.
3. Add the garlic and stir cooking for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
4. Add the broth, Ro-Tel, half and half, salt, and pepper and mix together.
5. Add the uncooked pasta and stir together until the liquid covers the pasta.
6. Cover the skillet and bring the mixture to a boil.
7. Reduce the heat to medium-low and keep covered.
8. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.
9. Set your oven to broil and make sure one of your oven racks is in the top 1/3 of the oven.
10. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in half of the shredded cheese.
11. Transfer the pasta into a baking dish.
12. Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese over the top of the pasta.
13. Place the dish in the top 1/3 of the oven and broil for a few minutes until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown.
14. Remove from oven and sprinkle the green onions on top.

Source:  http://becksterslaboratory.wordpress.com/2014/03/15/spicy-sausage-pasta/