Whole Wheat Fusilli With Vegetables and Turkey Sausage
photo by TattooedMamaof2
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 12 ounces whole wheat fusilli
- 1⁄2 cup carrot, sliced
- 1⁄2 cup asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup broccoli floret
- 8 ounces turkey sausage
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
- 3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- black pepper, to taste
directions
- Boil water in a large pot and cook to package directions. Add carrots, asparagus and broccoli to boiling water in the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain when finished and reserve 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
- Cut sausage into 1-inch slices. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, add sausage and cook approximately 8 minutes, until almost cooked through. Add tomatoes and continue cooking 4-5 minutes or until sausage is cooked through.
- Add pasta and vegetables to sausage and tomatoes; add reserved cooking liquid and combine thoroughly to heat through.
- Stir in basil and pepper to taste and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I'm a happily married mother of two and I own a jewelry and accessory business. My husband and I were vegan for six years, we now eat poultry and fish. My husband is a personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder, so it's very important that we eat healthy... too bad I have such a sweet-tooth!