Whole Wheat Rotini With Spicy Turkey Sausage And Mustard Greens Recipes

WHOLE WHEAT ROTINI WITH SPICY TURKEY SAUSAGE AND MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup broth in a small saucepan over medium heat; simmer until reduced to 3 tablespoons (about 6 minutes).
• Remove from heat.
• Combine water and remaining broth in a large Dutch oven.
• Bring to a boil over high heat; stir in pasta.
• Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes or until al dente.
• Drain well; place pasta in a large bowl.
• Keep warm.
• Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Coat pan with cooking spray.
• Add onion; cook 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove casings from sausage.
• Add sausage to pan; cook 6 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
• Stir in greens; cook 2 minutes or until greens wilt.
• Add reduced broth, half-and-half, and cheese.
• Cook 4 minutes or until cheese melts and mixture thickens, stirring frequently.
• Add sausage mixture to pasta, and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Toss well to combine.
• Serve immediately.

WILTED MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• Cook mustard greens in 2 batches in a 6 to 8 quart pot of boiling salted water, stirring to submerge, until wilted and tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl of cold water to stop cooking. Drain greens in a colander, pressing to squeeze out excess moisture, then coarsely chop.
• Cook garlic in butter in a 4 to 6 quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring until softened, about 2 minutes. Add boiled greens, salt and pepper and cook, covered stirring occasionally until heated through, about 5 minutes.

ROTINI WITH SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Add the pasta and cook until al dente and drain the pasta.
• In large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add in the minced garlic and chopped onion. Cook until fragrant.
• Add in the tomato sauce, red pepper flakes, ground black pepper, olives and hot sauce. Stir continuously.
• Add in the salt, sugar, dried italian herbs, lemon juice, cherry tomatoes and meat/chicken. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Put in all the pasta in the skillet together with the sauce.
• Stir them together over low heat.
• Serve hot and sprinkle the finely chopped parsley as garnishing.
• Eat up and enjoy!