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Rustic pasta (elk sausage, peppers, feta and chickpeas) is for Dinner.

Rustic pasta (elk sausage, peppers, feta and chickpeas) takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Rustic pasta (elk sausage, peppers, feta and chickpeas) takes 25 minutes to cook.

Rustic pasta (elk sausage, peppers, feta and chickpeas) makes 9 servings.

The ingredients for Rustic pasta (elk sausage, peppers, feta and chickpeas) are:

* 1 box Catelli Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Egg Noodles
* 1 pkg (4) Elk Summer Sausages,~ 8 oz
* 3 medium Peppers, chopped
* 2 medium Onions, chopped
* 6 cloves Garlic
* Feta Cheese, 2 cup, crumbled
* Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, 2 cups or 1 lg. can
* Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), 2.5 cup or 1 lg. can
To season:
- 3 tsp oregano
- salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Here is how you make Rustic pasta (elk sausage, peppers, feta and chickpeas):

- Preheat oven to 375 degrees- Chop vegetables and onion - toss with oregano and half of oil in oven-safe dish- Drain and rinse chickpeas and stir into vegetable misture- Perforate sausage casings and place in a separate, oven-safe dish- Placve both in 375 oven and bake until veggies are soft and slightly browned/carmelized at edges and juice from sausages runs clear, turning sausages and tossing veggies once each- Meanwhile, bring water to a boil for pasta, mince or crush garlic cloves, and crumble feta.- Cook pasta to al dente and drain. Return to pot and toss with remaining oil, half of feta cheese, garlic, and canned tomatoes. Stir to coat. - Drain fat from cooked sausages, and slice into bite sized pieces. - Add roasted veggies and sausage pieces to pasta and toss thorougly. - Serve garnished with remaining feta, and salt and pepper to tasteServing Size: Makes 9 ~ 1.5 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 9Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ERIKA05.

The nutritional information for Rustic pasta (elk sausage, peppers, feta and chickpeas) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 9
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 471.8

• Total Fat: 20.7 g
• Cholesterol: 47.4 mg
• Sodium: 967.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 53.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.8 g
• Protein: 13.7 g