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Turkey Pasta Toss Recipe

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“This recipe is one of our family’s favorites. I served it once for a church supper, and it was a big hit there, too! Make it a complete meal with salad and some Italian bread.” Delicious fresh flavor and so simple to put together! Heather Savage - Corydon, IN

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Turkey Pasta Toss Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 20 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

3 cups uncooked penne pasta
2 Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
1 large sweet yellow pepper, cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
4 plum tomatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks
20 pitted ripe olives, halved
1/4 cup minced fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shredded Romano cheese

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, crumble sausage into a large skillet. Cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain and keep warm.
In the same skillet, saute pepper in oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, olives, basil, pepper flakes, salt and reserved sausage. Drain pasta. Stir into skillet and heat through. Sprinkle with cheese. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-3/4 cups equals 323 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 24 mg cholesterol, 481 mg sodium, 47 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 15 g protein.

Originally published as Turkey Pasta Toss in Healthy Cooking August/September 2009, p51

Storing Pasta

I store all my pastas in canning jars rather than the opened boxes. The pasta stays fresher, and the jars stack nicely, too, conserving pantry space. When I’m preparing my grocery list, I can see what I need at a glance. —Laurie S., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2012 by grafixgirl75

very good & you get a good size serving for those of us watching our calories.

Reviewed on Feb. 08, 2011 by Susan's Kitchen

This recipe wips up in no time. It has a lot of flavor and isn't a heavy meal which is great during the summer.

Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2011 by A Coppola

This recipe is bursting with flavor and is absolutely delicious. I don't ever measure the pasta, we just use the whole box and have left overs, but 3 cups may be the whole box- We also use all 5 sausages that come in the package. Since there isn't a sauce it is quite light and especially good when it's too hot outside for traditional pasta. It is one of my hubby's favorites. Thanks so much!

Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2009 by rambo1cat

Very good, but I added onion with the pepper.