Mostly Veggie Pasta with Sausage Recipe

I love this recipe, it easy to make and delicious with italian sausage as your protein and a selection of vibrant, colorful and delicious vegetables with wonderful nutrients all on one plate!  You have a selection of tomatoes, broccoli florets, oregano, yellow squash, cremini mushrooms, garlic, yellow onion and then whole-wheat spaghetti.

Spaghetti sauce is typically about a pound of browned meat bound by a scant amount of marinara and served over pasta. Here we reverse the ratio, letting hot Italian turkey sausage be the flavor agent while adding plenty of colorful vegetables like yellow squash, broccoli florets, and mushrooms. Canned whole peeled tomatoes are less watery than diced, but have a little more texture than crushed.

Break the tomatoes apart with a spoon in the pan. Tomato paste will add a robust tomato flavor; look for the kind sold in tubes so you can use as little or as much as you need.

Here is what you will need…

Mostly Veggie Pasta with Sausage Healthy Recipe

Recipe by Julie Getty

Don’t just judge the healthiness of this recipe by just looking into the sausages only. It is very healthy recipe with mix of super healthy veggies and with the touch of taste buds satisfying sausages. #sausagerecipe #healthyrecipes

Ingredients

• 8 ounces uncooked whole-wheat spaghetti

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 6 ounces hot turkey Italian sausage, casings removed

• 2 cups chopped yellow onion

• 6 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 1/2 cups chopped cremini mushrooms (about 4 oz.)

• 2 small yellow squash, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-in. slices (about 7 oz. each)

• 1 tablespoon unsalted tomato paste

• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano

• 2 cups small broccoli florets

• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

• 1 (14-oz.) can unsalted whole peeled tomatoes, undrained

• 1/4 cup torn fresh basil leaves

Let’s start cooking…How to Make It!

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add sausage; cook 4 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add onion and garlic; cook 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and squash; cook 4 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and oregano; cook 1 minute.

Step 3

Add broccoli, salt, pepper, and tomatoes to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon.
Spoon sauce over pasta; top with basil. Yum!
I hope you enjoy this delicious, healthy meal and remember to let me know how your meal turns out!
Thanks.
Julie