FARFALLE WITH SAUSAGE, PINE NUTS, TOMATOES & SPINACH

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I made this up as I went along - it is so good! Ingredients are not exact, so use as much or little as you like.

Provided by nancy.meyer

Categories     Poultry

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

12 ounces farfalle pasta (bowtie)
1 lb hot Italian turkey sausage (removed from casings)
1/4-1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 small onion
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
12 ounces sliced mushrooms
6 ounces sun-dried tomatoes (softened and julienned)
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
6 ounces fresh Baby Spinach
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (more for sprinkling on top)
salt & pepper

Steps:

  • Cook farfalle according to package directions. Drain.
  • Heat olive oil in a large, heavy skillet.
  • Add garlic, and sauté until fragrant (about 3 minutes).
  • Add pine nuts to garlic, and sauté 5 minutes.
  • Add onion, sauté until soft (3 minutes).
  • Add mushrooms and sauté 3 minutes.
  • At this point you may need to add more olive oil if mixture is dry.
  • Add red pepper flakes, sun-dried tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes, and salt & pepper to taste. Sauté mixture while sausage is browning, stirring occasionally.
  • In a separate skillet, brown sausage until cooked through. Add sausage to vegetable mixture. Blend well, and sauté until mixture is moist but not soupy.
  • Fold spinach into the mixture. Remove from heat once spinach begins to wilt.
  • In a large bowl, combine farfalle and sausage/vegetable mixture.
  • Stir in parmesan cheese. Blend well.
  • Spoon into pasta bowls or plates and top with additional parmesan cheese.

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