Trying to feed the family healthy food, on a budget, and in a hurry isn’t easy. This Chicken Sausage Pasta with Veggies is an easy recipe that will not make you sacrifice taste.
Whole wheat pasta and vegetables make up the bulk of this dish keeping it filling, flavorful and healthy. Lighter chicken sausage is more of the costar instead of a headliner, keeping it affordable. It can be on the table in less than 20 minutes, boom! This a recipe that meets all your criteria and you will want to put it in your weekly meal rotation. Luckily even the kids gobble up this dish so it has been a winner for us all the way around.
Chicken Sausage Pasta and Veggies Recipe
Ingredients:
- 12 oz. package chicken sausage
- 810 oz. whole wheat egg noodles
- 68 small sweet peppers
- 1⁄2 head broccoli
- 1 carrot
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil, divided in half (1 1⁄2 tsp.)
- Grated Parmesan to season
Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions, drain. Dice peppers and sausage into small bite sized pieces. Place half of the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Once oil is hot add peppers and saute until they start to soften. Add broccoli, chicken sausage, garlic, seasonings, saute for 10-12 minutes. Wash and peel all outer skin off carrots, then use peeler to shave entire carrot into pan, cook an additional 3- 5 minutes. Toss pasta and remaining oil into pan and stir to combine and to heat through. Remove from heat and top with a generous sprinkling of parmesan cheese to season. Serve with bread for a complete meal.
- 12 oz. package chicken sausage
- 810 oz. whole wheat egg noodles
- 68 small sweet peppers
- 1⁄2 head broccoli
- 1 carrot
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil, divided in half (1 1⁄2 tsp.)
- Grated Parmesan to season
- Cook pasta according to package directions, drain. Dice peppers and sausage into small bite sized pieces. Place half of the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Once oil is hot add peppers and saute until they start to soften. Add broccoli, chicken sausage, garlic, seasonings, saute for 10-12 minutes. Wash and peel all outer skin off carrots, then use peeler to shave entire carrot into pan, cook an additional 3 5 minutes. Toss pasta and remaining oil into pan and stir to combine and to heat through. Remove from heat and top with a generous sprinkling of parmesan cheese to season. Serve with bread for a complete meal.
