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“I got the inspiration for this recipe from a dish at a local restaurant. It’s a quick meal-in-one that I fix often.” You can also substitute whatever pasta or veggies you have on hand for this versatile skillet supper. Brian Albright - Seward, NE
This recipe is:
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Diabetic Friendly
Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 228 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 650 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 18 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch.
Originally published as Spicy Sausage and Penne in Healthy Cooking June/July 2009, p59
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Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2013 by ShawnyD
This is a great foundation recipe. Didn't have mixed veggies so did without. Sauted onions, garlic and green bell pepper then regular smoked sausage. Followed the rest of the recipe and turned out fantastic. Expected to have leftovers but had to make more the next night!
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2012 by rec-chef
This was a wonderful surprise! I didn't have the mixed veggies so I used frozen peas and corn. Only thing I did different was to add a little shredded sharp cheddar. Now my hubby who never gives high praises went back for seconds, so in my book that is a keeper.
Reviewed on Jun. 06, 2012 by flower224
This recipe was only excellent because I read the reviews first and changed a few things. I used whole wheat pasta. I think that's very important when cooking to use things that have the most nutrients. I sauteed 1/2 onion, 1 red pepper, 1 yellow squash, and 1 small green zucchini together with salt, pepper, and a tsp of smokey sweet paprika and a bunch of garlic - but I love garlic so add as much as you like but you need some! 1/4 tsp later on in the recipe doesn't add much flavor. (I used more veg because I was doubling the recipe). Once the veg were tender crisp - about 5 minutes. I used that pan for the sausage and gave that about 5 minutes. I did the cheese sauce as said but I used 1/3 cup moz & 1/3 cup shredded sharp cheddar (for more flavor). I didn't have ground mustard so once the milk had thickened I added some dijon mustard just a tiny bit (maybe 1-2 tsp) for depth of flavor. It tasted great. My kiddo ate his whole bowl. It was good, slightly spicy, slightly nutty from the pasta, slightly garlicky, cheesy, and fun to look at with the colors of the different veg.
Reviewed on May. 15, 2012 by mjtotch
This was OK....the sausage I bought was very spicy which was a good thing because the rest of the ingredients did not have much flavor.
Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2012 by Joanne Elizabeth
love love this recipe easy to make
Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2011 by nitacarl
Very taste, I added salt, pepper, dry basil, sliced onions and a little green pepper sliced.
Reviewed on Jul. 06, 2010 by SarahELM
The sauce was creamy, but lacked flavor. The mixed vegetables also did not seem to work well in this dish.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2010 by zorkonsmom
i found this was good but for some reason lacked taste maybe more spice? but it was good
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