Sausage Penne With Wild Mushrooms & Spinach

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb hot italian sausage, sliced
• 12 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed
• 3/4 cup shallot, chopped
• 5 fresh garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 red bell pepper
• 8 ounces fresh spinach, washed, stemmed, and chopped
• 1 1/4 cups fat-free chicken broth
• 12 ounces whole wheat penne
• 8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions. drain & set aside.
• 2 heat olive oil in large pot over medium heat.
• 3 add sausage, mushrooms, shallots, garlic and red pepper.
• 4 sauté 5 minutes, add bell pepper and sauté for another 5 minutes until mushrooms begin to brown.
• 5 add spinach and broth; toss until spinach wilts, about 2 minutes.
• 6 add pasta and mozzarella.
• 7 toss until cheese melts and sauce coats pasta.
• 8 season with salt and pepper.