Chicken-Sausage Penne

Made this recipe today and it was definitely a good one around here! It was super easy to make and the sausage definitely made it scrumptious. Great serving size to fill ya up too! This recipe is a must share for a healthy meal that is filling! 

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Chicken-Sausage Penne (thanks to hungry-girl.com!)

   

Ingredients:

• 4 oz (about 1 1/4 Cups) high-fiber penne pasta
• 1 (12 oz) bag broccoli cole slaw
• 1 Cup chopped bell pepper
• 1 Cup chopped onion
• 1 Cup sliced mushrooms ( I left this out)
• 9 oz (3 links) chicken sausage with 8g fat or less per 3 oz serving ( I used turkey sausage instead)
• 2 Cups canned crushed/diced tomatoes
• 2 tsp garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper

1. Prepare pasta in medium pot per instructions. Drain, transfer to large bowl, cover to keep warm
2. Bring a large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat. Add broccoli slaw and 1/4 Cup of water. Cover and cook until mostly softened (4-6 min)
3. Add bell pepper, onion, mushrooms to skillet. Cook and stir until soft (6 min). Add remaining ingredients to skillet, cook until hot. 
4. Mix pasta and sausage mixture together and serve


Serving Size (2 cups): 298 calories, 6.5g fat, 806mg sodium, 43g carbs, 9g fiber, 11g sugars, 20g protein -- PointsPlus® value 7*