Creamy Pasta with Chicken, Sausage, and Vegetables

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, or as needed
• 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, chopped
• ½ pound bratwurst sausage, cut into chunks
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 small head broccoli, chopped
• 1 zucchini, halved and sliced
• 1 yellow squash, halved and sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pound dry fettuccine pasta
• 1 (24 ounce) jar garlic and herb pasta sauce (such as Hunts®)
• 14 ½ ounces homestyle Alfredo sauce (such as Prego®)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic

Step 1

Warm a large skillet over medium-high heat and melting some butter in it. While the butter’s melting, season your chicken and sausage with basil and oregano. Once the butter is hot, add the meat and cook until the sausage is nicely browned and the chicken is cooked through, about 7 to 10 minutes. When it’s done, transfer the meat to a plate and set aside.

Step 2

In the same pan, toss in the broccoli, zucchini, squash, and bell pepper. If the pan looks dry, add a bit more butter. Cook the veggies until they’re tender but still have a little bite, around 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 3

While the veggies are cooking, bring a big pot of salted water to a boil. Add your fettuccine and cook it until it’s just tender but still firm—usually about 8 minutes. Drain the pasta and keep it warm.

Step 4

Pour both the pasta sauce and Alfredo sauce into the skillet with the vegetables, then stir in the garlic. Turn the heat down to low, cover the pan, and let everything simmer gently for about 7 minutes.

Step 5

After that, add the cooked chicken and sausage back into the pan. Let it all simmer together for another 3 minutes so the flavors can meld.

Step 6

Finally, toss the cooked pasta into the sauce and veggies, stir everything together until well combined, then cover the pan and take it off the heat. Serve right away and enjoy!