Bellisimo Sausage And Penne

Recipe Ingredients

2		Hot or sweet Italian pork sausages - casings removed
1		Green bell pepper - seeded and diced
1		Onion - chopped
1		Frozen artichoke hearts - (9 oz) - thawed
1/2		Frozen leaf spinach - (10-oz pkg) - thawed
8		Sun dried tomatoes halves (not oil-packed) - chopped
4 cups	948ml	Hot cooked penne
		= (or farfalle or medium pasta shells)
3 tablespoons	45ml	Pine nuts

Recipe Instructions

Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray; heat. Add the sausages and cook, stirring as needed, until browned, about 6 minutes. Add the bell peppers and the onion; cook, stirring as needed, until the vegetables are softened, 6 to 8 minutes.

Add the artichoke hearts, spinach and tomatoes; cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, stirring as needed, until the vegetables are cooked through and the flavors are blended, about 5 minutes.

Serve the pasta, topped with the sausage mixture; sprinkle with the pine nuts.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per Serving: 402 Calories, 14 g Total Fat, 4 g Saturated Fat, 22 mg Cholesterol, 272 mg Sodium, 55 g Total Carbohydrate, 10 g Dietary Fiber, 17 g Protein, 77 mg Calcium.

Serving Provides: 2 Breads, 2 Fruit/Vegetables, 1 Protein/Milk, 1 Fat.

Points Per Serving: 7.

Source:
Simply the Best: 250 Prizewinning Family Recipes by Weight Watchers

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