Alrighty, so this is an old family recipe…as in it’s so old that we aren’t sure if it’s from the Polish or the German side or even if it’s from the Heinz 57 Variety side of the family. Also, we aren’t sure if this is the original, original recipe. All we know is that it’s the recipe that those of us that are 2nd and 3rd generation American grew up with.
What all that means is that I literally don’t measure a thing with this recipe so I did my best to write out some measurements but you really can’t go with this one. It’s one of our family favorite meals (see my family favorite meal binder post here) that is also super easy to make.
So, here go my friends… Kielbasa pasta.
Kielbasa Pasta
2016-01-08 07:55:19
- 1 Green Bell Pepper
- 1/2 chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 sliced kielbasa sausage link
- (about) 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 - 1 package spaghetti noodles (this is really your preference)
- Salt and Pepper
- Cook the spaghetti noodles according to package directions (we prefer our noodles to be "al dente" so we don't cook them as long as the package says - totally up to you).
- In a large frying pan, add olive oil, pepper and onion. Cook until tender.
- Add garlic and sausage to pan and cook until heated through.
- Add noodles to frying pan (you may need to add a little more olive oil when you add the noodles to the pan) and mix pasta well and cook until heated through.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and stir.
- Serve.
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This looks delicious! I’m definitely making this soon 🙂
This is a delicious easy meal. We sometimes add balsamic vinaigrette dressing. So good!