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Sausage Pasta Stew

Sausage Pasta Stew
I rely on my slow cooker to prepare this chili-like specialty. It's packed with turkey sausage, pasta and vegetables. My gang gobbles it up without realizing they're eating healthy. —Sarah Bowen of Upland, California
8 ServingsPrep: 10 min. Cook: 7-1/4 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 pound turkey Italian sausage links, casings removed
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 jar (26 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
  • 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 medium yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1 medium sweet red or green pepper, diced
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion
  • 1-1/2 cups uncooked spiral pasta
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • In a nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer
  • pink; drain and place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add water, spaghetti
  • sauce, beans, summer squash, carrots, red pepper and onion; mix
  • well. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or until vegetables are
  • tender.
  • Stir in the pasta, peas, sugar, salt and pepper; mix well. Cover and
  • cook on high for 15-20 minutes or until pasta is tender. Yield: 8
  • servings.
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Nutrition Facts: One serving (1-1/3 cups) equals 276 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 1,111 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 18 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch.
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