Vegetable Penne with Sausage and Balsamic Vinegar

Serves 6 to 8
Time 35 min
Vegetable Penne with Sausage and Balsamic Vinegar

This colorful, main-course pasta dish features a garden of vegetables enhanced with the rich flavor of turkey sausage.

Ingredients

    1 poundwhole wheat penne pasta
    1/2 mediumwhite onion, diced
    2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
    1/2 cuplow-sodium vegetable broth, divided
    1/4 poundturkey sausage, removed from casing
    1 cupbroccoli florets
    2carrots, diced
    1/2 cupfinely chopped kale leaves
    1/2 mediumzucchini, diced
    1/4 cuppitted olives, chopped
    2 cans (15-ounce)no-salt-added tomato sauce
    1 can (15-ounce)no-salt-added crushed tomatoes
    2 tablespoonsbalsamic vinegar
    3 tablespoonsfinely chopped fresh basil
    3 tablespoonschopped fresh parsley
    2 tablespoonsfinely chopped fresh oregano
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
    1/2 teaspooncrushed red chile flakes
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt

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Method

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well and set aside.


Meanwhile, heat a large high-sided skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion and garlic and cook until beginning to stick to skillet, 2 to 3 minutes.


Stir in ¼ cup of the broth and continue to cook until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.


Add sausage and cook until cooked through, breaking up with side of spatula, about 5 minutes.


Stir in remaining broth, broccoli, carrots, kale, zucchini and olives and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.


Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes and vinegar.


Simmer until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.


Add basil, parsley, oregano and pepper.


Remove from heat and toss with cooked pasta and red chile and salt.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

330

Total Fat

5g

Saturated Fat

0.5g

Cholesterol

10mg

Sodium

430mg

Total Carbohydrate

58g

Dietary Fiber

8g

Total Sugars

7g

Protein

13g

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