Whole Wheat Fusilli With Vegetables and Turkey Sausage

TattooedMamaof2's Note:

We really enjoy this recipe. I usually use turkey brats with the casing removed. From Oxygen Magazine - May 2009

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 12 ounces whole wheat fusilli
• ½ cup carrot , sliced
• ½ 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Add pasta and vegetables to sausage and tomatoes; add reserved cooking liquid and combine thoroughly to heat through.
4. Stir in basil and pepper to taste and serve.