Whole Wheat Fusilli With Vegetables and Turkey Sausage

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

1. Boil water in a large pot and cook to package directions.
2. Add carrots, asparagus and broccoli to boiling water in the last 3 minutes of cooking.
3. Drain when finished and reserve 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
4. Cut sausage into 1-inch slices.
5. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, add sausage and cook approximately 8 minutes, until almost cooked through.
6. Add tomatoes and continue cooking 4-5 minutes or until sausage is cooked through.
7. Add pasta and vegetables to sausage and tomatoes; add reserved cooking liquid and combine thoroughly to heat through.
8. Stir in basil and pepper to taste and serve.

whole wheat fusilli, carrot, broccoli floret, turkey sausage, grape tomatoes, fresh basil, black pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/whole-wheat-fusilli-with-vegetables-and-turkey-sausage-380690 (may not work)