Smoked Sausage, White Bean And Spinach Pasta
- 1 (14 ounce) package Hillshire Farm(R) Smoked Sausage, diagonally cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 6 ounces bow tie pasta, cooked and drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 medium zucchini, sliced into thin rounds
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 (6 ounce) package fresh spinach
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Heat a dry large skillet over medium-low heat and toast pine nuts, stirring frequently, until pine nuts are golden in spots, about 3 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in the same skillet on medium-high heat. Saute the smoked sausage for 5 minutes, or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Remove smoked sausage and set aside.
- Add the zucchini and vegetable broth to the skillet and simmer until zucchini are soft, about 5 minutes. Add spinach, white beans and cherry tomatoes; continue to simmer for 2 minutes until spinach is wilted and tomatoes are soft.
- Turn the heat to low; add the pasta and smoked sausage to the vegetables mixing well to combine and cook for 30 seconds until heated through.
- Garnish with toasted pine nuts and serve warm.
sausage, olive oil, pasta, white beans, zucchini, vegetable broth, cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach, nuts
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/241532/smoked-sausage-white-bean-and-spinach-pasta/ (may not work)