If your religious beliefs prevent you from eating pork, but you like pasta with sausage, this recipe is the one for you. It calls for turkey sausage instead of pork. After cooking the spiral pasta, all ingredients are cooked and combined. That’s it; your pasta is ready for dinner.
Ingredients
- ¾ pound Italian turkey sausage links
- 3 cups uncooked whole wheat spiral pasta
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 4 ounces fresh baby spinach
- ½ cup pitted Greek olives, cut into half
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/3 cup julienned oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
- Lemon wedges (optional)
How to Make It
- Remove casings of sausage, set aside. Drain and chop tomatoes and set aside.
- Cook pasta in a six-quart stockpot and cook according to what is directed in the package.
- Drain the pasta and return to the stockpot.
- Cook sausage in a large skillet and crumble on moderate-high heat until it is no longer pink for four to six minutes.
- Sauté the garlic for one minute and add to the cooked pasta. Stir in the spinach, tomatoes and olive until the leaves of spinach are wilted. Add the cheese and serve pasta with lemon wedges. Enjoy!
| Nutrition Facts |
Serving Size 1 |
Nutritional Value Per Serving | Calories 335 kcal Calories from Fat: 117 kcal |
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% Daily Value*
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| Total Fat 13 g 37% |
Saturated Fat 3 g 15% |
Trans Fat 0.0 g |
Cholesterol 35 mg 12% |
Sodium 742 mg 12% |
carbohydrates 36 g 28% |
Dietary Fiber 6 g 16% |
Sugars 1 g 1% |
Protein 19 g 38% |
* Above mentioned %DVs (Percent Daily Values) are based on 2,000 calorie food intake.
DVs (Daily values) may be vary depending upon individuals daily calorie needs. Above nutritional values are estimates and should only be used as a guide for approximation. They are not allfoodchef.com recommendations. Calculations are based on average weight of 194 lbs. and ages of 19 to 50 years. |
