Smoked Sausage with Pasta

Prep/Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

• 4 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta
• 1/2 pound reduced-fat smoked turkey sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh basil or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups julienned seeded plum tomatoes
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

1. Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, sauté the sausage, mushrooms, garlic and basil in oil until the mushrooms are tender.
2. Drain the pasta; add to the sausage mixture. Add the tomatoes, salt and pepper; toss gently. Heat through.

Nutrition: (1 1/4 cups) 258 calories, 9 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 611 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 16 g protein.

Comments: We used dried basil rather than fresh for the meal. It tasted alright. I like turkey, but I’m not a big fan of turkey sausage over pork sausage. It tasted a lot like having cut up pieces of hot dog. Was a really quick meal to prepare.