MEXICAN SAUSAGE PASTA

In an effort to eat healther, we have switched from regular sausage to chicken sausage. When I decided to cook chicken sausage tonight David said, "it's so dry" ..... So I thought...... Maybe if I put it together with pasta and a sauce, it will be better. The sausage that I had bought was "Chicken and Cilantro Sausage" from Whole Foods. So, I decided to take it Mexican style...... I know, pasta is not that popular in mexican cusine but..... It was pretty good. Maybe I just don't know what to call it??? I will list the ingredients as I used them, but will alternatively list Thea unhealthier (maybe yummier) options as well.

Sausage:
2 tableoons olive oil
4links of cilantro chicken sausage (or any sausage)
1 onion cut into 1" pieces

Sauce:
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, diced
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons tequila
2-3 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon diced chipotle pepper
1 cup skim milk

4 cups cooked fusilli, penne, rigatoni or pasta of your choice

1 cup queso fresco or cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Cook sausage:
Add olive oil to pan and place over medium heat. Add sausage links and cook, turnin occasionally to brown on all sides.
Remove from pan and slice diagonally. Return to pan over medium heat and add onion. Cook until sausage is cooked through and onion begins to soften. Remove from pan, put in metal or glass bowl, cover and place close to stove to keep warm.

Begin pasta according to directions on package.

Cook sauce:
Without cleaning pan from cooking sausage, add 4 tablespoons olive oil over medium low heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until onions begin to spften. Add flour and stir. If alll of flour is not absorbed, add a splash more olive oil. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
Add tequila and whisk. Add chicken broth, srape up browned bits from bottom of pan and continue to whisk until smooth ( some onion chunks will remain). Add chipotle pepper and stir to combine. Decrease heat to simmer while finishing pasta.

When pasta is cooked, drain and place in large bowl. Ad sausage and onion to pasta.
Add milk ro sauce and increase heat to medium high. Return to boil, while whisking. pour sauce over pasta and sausage and toss to combine.

To serve, ladel mixture I to bowls, top with chess and cilantro.