Whole Wheat Penne with Turkey Sausage & Veggies

This dish is a new favorite for a few reasons. It's easy. Tastes delicious. Healthy. I've never tried turkey sausage and probably now will only buy it. It was so good. This recipe called for grape tomatoes. The next time I make, I will use matchstick carrots. We just like cooked carrots better than cooked tomatoes. I found this recipe on For the Love of Cooking blog that I follow. There are a ton of healthy recipes there!

Ingredients:
2-3 links of turkey sausage (I used spicy Italian turkey sausage by Jenny O), removed from casings
1/2 red onion sliced thin, sliced thick
1 c grape tomatoes (I'm using carrots next time)
1 c broccoli florets
8 oz of wheat penne pasta
1 tsp olive oil
Grated Parmesan cheese or shredded
Crushed red pepper flakes, a dash or two
3-4 garlic cloves or 3/4 tsp garlic powder
3-4 tbsp reserved pasta liquid
1 tbsp olive oil drizzled
2 tbsp butter
Salt and pepper

Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to directions.
2. Heat 1tsp of olive oil. Add sausage and onion. Stir often and crumble up sausage. 3-4 minutes.
3. Add broccoli, tomatoes, and/or carrots with crushed red pepper. Cook 5 more minutes.
4. Add garlic. Stir 1 minute.
5. Add the cooked and drain pasta with the 3-4 tbsp of reserved liquid. Drizzle olive oil and add butter, Parmesan cheese, salt & pepper. Serve immediately.

Recipe from fortheloveofcooking.net