Tortellini With Spicy Sausage And Broccoli

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (9 ounce) packages refrigerated cheese tortellini
• 1 1/2 cups broccoli florets
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato, drained
• 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato olive oil
• 1/3 cup kalamata olive, pitted
• 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 12 ounces cooked hot italian sausage links, sliced
• 1/4 cup shaved parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook the tortellini according to package directions, adding the broccoli during the last 2 minutes of cooking. drain, reserving 2 to 3 tbs of the pasta cooking water.
• 2 while pasta is cooking, pulse tomatoes and oil in food processor until coarsely chopped. add olives, rosemary and garlic; pulse until olives are coarsely chopped.
• 3 heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• 4 cook the sausage 3 to 4 minutes until it begins to brown. stir in tortellini, tomato mixture and reserved pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce.
• 5 top with cheese.