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Easy Sausage Pasta and Vegetables Recipe

An easy, healthy and delicious Italian sausage pasta brimming with fresh vegetables!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy pasta, Italian sausage vegetable pasta, pasta with vegetables
Servings: 6
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces Italian-style turkey sausage
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 12 ounces tube-shaped pasta, such as ziti or penne
  • 3 cups broccoli florets
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 cups corn (fresh, canned, or thawed frozen)
  • 12 ounces cherry tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Freshly grated Parmesan cheese for serving (optional)
  • Crushed red pepper flakes for serving (optional)

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of salt to the water, and cook the pasta until it's al dente. Before draining the pasta, reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
  • Meanwhile break apart the sausage into small pieces and cook in 1 tablespoon of oil in a large saute pan until nicely browned (about 10 minutes or so).
  • While the pasta is cooking and sausage is browning, rinse your broccoli florets and halve any of the tomatoes that are especially large.
  • Once the sausage has browned, add the broccoli and garlic to the pan, stir to combine everything and then reduce the heat, cover the pan and let cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Add the corn and tomatoes, cooking covered for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add the drained pasta, reserved pasta water, salt and remaining olive oil. Stir to combine everything over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Alternatively, you can dump everything into the pasta pot to combine if your saute pan isn't quite large enough.
  • Turn out to a warmed pasta bowl and serve with grated parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes, if you like.

Notes

Serving size: 1/6th recipe
WW Points: 10
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Variations and Substitutions:
  • Vegetarian?
    Skip the sausage and just use the vegetables. Substitute soy crumbles or tempeh. Or add a can of your favorite beans (rinsed and drained) - garbanzo beans or white beans would work well.
  • Different meat?
    Any kind of sausage will work - pork, chicken, turkey. So would ground turkey, beef or pork or chopped chicken.
  • Different vegetables?
    Onion, bell pepper, corn, broccoli, zucchini, green beans, cauliflower, mushrooms, etc.
  • Spicier?
    Add a chopped chili pepper or big pinch of dried crushed red pepper flakes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/6th of recipe | Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 47.1g | Protein: 14.6g | Fat: 11.6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 673mg | Potassium: 439mg | Fiber: 3.2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 737IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 4mg