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Today's recipe comes from Kelly. I'm posting it here and it can also be found on her blog.


Whole Wheat Penne Pasta with Broccoli and Turkey Sausage

*Note: Kelly says, "I'm not a huge broccoli fan, so I usually make it sans broccoli and it still turns out pretty tasty...It's a good meal when you need something quick and easy (and it's pretty healthy too). I believe I originally got this recipe off of delish.com."

Ingredients:

* 12 ounces while wheat penne pasta
* 1 large bunch broccoli
* 12 ounces Italian turkey sausage
* 1 pint grape tomatoes
* 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
* 1/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese

Directions:

1. Heat large saucepan of salted water to boiling on high. Add pasta and cook as label directs, adding broccoli when 3 minutes of cooking time remain. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water; drain pasta and broccoli.
2. Meanwhile, slice sausage on the diagonal into 1/4 inch slices. In a non-stick skillet, cook sausage on medium heat 7-8 minutes, until it begins to brown, stirring. Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes more, stirring.
3. Stir pasta, broccoli, and 1/4 cup pasta cooking water into sausage mixture in skillet; heat through, adding additional cooking water if needed. Remove from heat; stir in basil and cheese.

Makes 4 servings

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