Bean And Sausage Rigatoni

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups rigatoni pasta (8 oz)
• 15 ounces kidney beans or 15 ounces great northern beans or 15 ounces navy beans, rinsed and drained
• 14 1/2 ounces stewed tomatoes (italian style, undrained)
• 8 ounces smoked turkey sausage, cooked and halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1/3 cup fresh basil (thinly sliced) or 1 tablespoon dried basil (crushed)
• 1/4 cup asiago cheese (shredded) or 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (shredded)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions. drain and return pasta to saucepan.
• 2 meanwhile, in a large saucepan combine beans, undrained tomatoes, sausage, and basil.
• 3 cook and stir until heated through.
• 4 add bean mixture and fresh basil to pasta.
• 5 stir gently to combine.
• 6 to serve, sprinkle each with serving of cheese.