Whole Wheat Fusilli With Vegetables and Turkey Sausage

Ingredients

• 12 ounces whole wheat fusilli
• 1/2 cup carrot, sliced
• 1/2 cup asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup broccoli floret
• 8 ounces turkey sausage
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Boil water in a large pot and cook to package directions. Add carrots, asparagus and broccoli to boiling water in the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain when finished and reserve 1/2 cup cooking liquid.

2. 2

   Cut sausage into 1-inch slices. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, add sausage and cook approximately 8 minutes, until almost cooked through. Add tomatoes and continue cooking 4-5 minutes or until sausage is cooked through.

3. 3

   Add pasta and vegetables to sausage and tomatoes; add reserved cooking liquid and combine thoroughly to heat through.

4. 4

   Stir in basil and pepper to taste and serve.