Dinner

Whole Wheat Penne with Broccoli and Sausage is for Dinner.

Whole Wheat Penne with Broccoli and Sausage takes several minutes to prepare.

Whole Wheat Penne with Broccoli and Sausage takes several minutes to cook.

Whole Wheat Penne with Broccoli and Sausage makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Whole Wheat Penne with Broccoli and Sausage are:

13.25 oz. whole wheat penne pasta
5 cups broccoli (cut into florets)
10 oz. hot Italian turkey sausage
5 oz. grape tomatoes (each cut in half)
2 3/4 cups (loosely packed) fresh spinach (chopped)
1/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese

Here is how you make Whole Wheat Penne with Broccoli and Sausage:

1) Heat large saucepot 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, thinly slice sausage on the diagonal. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage on medium 7 to 8 minutes or until it begins to brown, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes longer, stirring.3) Stir pasta, broccoli, spinach 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 and cheese.Yield: 4 main-dish servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NEATFAMILY.

The nutritional information for Whole Wheat Penne with Broccoli and Sausage is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 487.2

• Total Fat: 9.5 g
• Cholesterol: 39.4 mg
• Sodium: 532.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 77.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 13.8 g
• Protein: 27.2 g