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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Creamy Sausage Penne!? ( low fat!?) nooo way! oh YES way!


Delish!

8 oz cooked whole wheat penne
1/8 tsp salt
8 oz raw turkey sausage, italian style- removed from casings
8oz cremini mushrooms or baby bella mushrooms, ANY mushrooms, really!  trimmed and quartered
1 Tbsp minced garlic
 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/1/2 c skim milk
1 c of frozen green peas, petite variety ( I ran out of those in my freezer as well, so I skipped them)
1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper or to taste
1/2 cup roasted red peppers, water packed, and sliced
1/2 c scallion- sliced ( but I didnt' have any so I used onion- still good)
3Tbsp grated parmesan cheese

In a large non-stick skillet, cook sausage , stiring and breaking into chunks with a wooden spoon until browned. About 3 minutes. Remove to a bowl.  Add mushrooms, to skillet, and saute until browned and tender, about 3 min. Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.

In a measuring cup, whick together flour and milk until smooth; stir into skillet along with peas, salt and black pepper. Bring sauce to a boil, simmer until thickened and peas are tender, about 3 min. Stir in sausage, roasted peppers and scallions. Remove for heat.

Add sauce to pasta and toss to coat.  Serve!

when you taste this, you will NOT believe it is LOW FAT!   My entire family love this dish.

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