Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Whole Wheat Pasta with Sausage; Zucchini; Mushrooms in a Blush (light) Sauce

I wanted to try whole wheat pasta again and decided to throw some stuff together.  Unfortunately, I have no measurements for this but it was sort of like how I make my coffee..mix until the color is what I want!  I mixed whole wheat penne with zucchini; baby bella mushrooms; Italian turkey sausage and a light cream sauce.  B didn't try the sauce but enjoyed all the other items.  Our neighbor stopped over for a try and said it was really good but may need more salt (I really only dash salt in any of my recipes).  I served it with a side salad.

Whole Wheat Pasta with Sausage; Zucchini; Mushrooms in a (Light) Blush Sauce

Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Pasta
Baby Bella Mushrooms
1 small zucchini, cut in quarters
3-4 pieces of Italian Sweet Turkey Sausage
Fat Free Half and Half
Chicken Stock
Tomato Paste
Margarine
Cayenne Pepper
Oregano

Directions
Cook sausage according to package instructions (I put 1-2 tbsp water in a pan and "boiled" for a few minutes then drained off the water and browned on all sides - adding minimal olive oil as needed to keep from sticking)
Make pasta according to package instructions
While pasta cooks, saute mushrooms and zucchini in margarine; salt and pepper, until soft but not wilted
In a separate small saute pan, pour about 1/4 c chicken stock; 2-3 tbsp FF half and half; 1/2 tsp of tomato paste (maybe 3/4 tsp); a few shakes of cayenne pepper and a few shakes of oregano in and simmer
Look at color of the sauce and determine if more FF half & half or stock / margarine / tomato paste are needed...add a little at a time - I made a "blush sauce"
Combine all ingredients when done and serve.  Enjoy!


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