Chicken Sausage And Orzo Salad

Name: Chicken Sausage And Orzo Salad
Ingredients: 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp olive oil; 12 oz orzo pasta; 1 pkg (12 oz) chicken sausages; 7 oz button mushrooms, halved; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 2/3 cup jarred roasted red pepper strips, drained; 2 cups baby arugula leaves; 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup lemon juice
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp olive oil
12 oz orzo pasta
1 pkg (12 oz) chicken sausages
7 oz button mushrooms, halved
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
2/3 cup jarred roasted red pepper strips, drained
2 cups baby arugula leaves
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

Directions

1

For the lemon dressing, whisk lemon juice, garlic and 1/3 cup oil in a small bowl. Season to taste.
2

Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water according to package directions; drain. Rinse under cold running water; drain.
3

Meanwhile, heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Cook sausages, turning occasionally, for 10 mins, or until browned. Remove from pan; cover to keep warm. Heat remaining oil in same pan on high heat. Cook mushrooms for 5 mins, or until browned.
4

Thickly slice sausages. Combine sausages, pasta, mushrooms, remaining ingredients and lemon dressing in a large bowl; toss to combine. Season to taste.