My variation of a dish I ate at a church function, it was wonderful, I hope I came close.

• 6 links of hot Italian sausage
• 1 jar of basil & garlic pesto sauce
• 1 box of whole wheat spaghetti, broken in half
• any kind of cooking oil

In pot, cook spaghetti as directed on box, drain into colander and pour a little bit of oil onto pasta and toss in colander.  Keep pasta in colander while using the same pot, remove the casings from the sausage and brown while breaking up to small/fine pieces.  When sausage is done, add the pasta and the jar of pesto sauce and toss to evenly coat the pasta and equally distribute the sausage.  Warm a few minutes and serve.