Pork Sausage Spaghetti alla Positano

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian pork sausage
  18 oz
• Parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• Roma tomato
  2 unit
• chili pepper
  1 unit
• garlic herb butter
  4 tbsp
• lemon
  2 unit
• olive oil
  4 tsp
• pepper
• salt
• spaghetti
  12 oz
• zucchini
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• strainer
• small bowl
• large pan
• plate

1. 

   1

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Once boiling, add spaghetti and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente ⏱️ 9-11 minutes . Reserve ½ cup cooking water (1 cup for 4 servings), then drain using a strainer .

   spaghetti: 12 oz
2. 

   2

   Meanwhile, wash and dry all produce. Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ¼-inch-thick half-moons. Dice Roma tomato ; toss in a small bowl with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper . Quarter lemon . Thinly slice half the chili pepper (if you like spicy food, slice the whole thing). Remove Italian pork sausage from casings; discard casings.

   zucchini: 2 unit, Roma tomato: 2 unit, olive oil: 4 tsp, salt, pepper, lemon: 2 unit, chili pepper: 1 unit, Italian pork sausage: 18 oz
3. 

   3

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add zucchini in a single layer; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, ⏱️ 5-6 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a plate .
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 4-5 minutes . Drain any excess fat from pan. Stir in tomato and a pinch of chili. Cook until slightly softened, ⏱️ 2 minutes .
5. 

   5

   Add spaghetti, garlic herb butter , ¼ cup pasta cooking water (⅓ cup for 4 servings), half the Parmesan cheese , and 2 tsp lemon juice (1 TBSP for 4 servings) to pan.

   garlic herb butter: 4 tbsp, Parmesan cheese: ½ cup
6. 

   6

   Toss until thoroughly combined. (TIP: If needed, add remaining cooking water, a splash at a time, until pasta is coated in sauce.) Stir in half the zucchini and season with plenty of salt and pepper.
7. 7

   Divide pasta between bowls. Top with remaining zucchini and Parmesan. Garnish with remaining chili, if desired. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side.