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Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage Pasta
Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage Pasta easy, nutritious, and ready in about 20 minutes. Try something new for dinner tonight!
Servings 8
Calories 444kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb gluten free gemelli or other medium-cut pasta
- 4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large shallot or 1/2 small onion chopped
- 12 oz Sweet-Apple Chicken Sausage sliced, or similar sausage
- 1 sweet apple peeled then chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- pinch red chili pepper flakes
- salt and pepper
- 15 oz can Great Northern Beans drained and rinsed
- 6 oz baby spinach
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water then drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat extra virgin olive oil in a very large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sausage then saute until sausage is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add apple, garlic, and red chili pepper flakes, season with salt and pepper, and then saute until apple is tender, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, beans, and spinach then toss with tongs until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute.
- Pour sausage and apple mixture into pot with pasta then add parmesan cheese. Stir until combined, adding reserved pasta cooking water to reach desired consistency.
Nutrition
Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 668mg | Potassium: 359mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2193IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 3mg