Spicy Chicken Sausage Pasta

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 low-fat spicy chicken sausage
• 4 ounces whole wheat pasta, penne rigoti
• 1 red pepper
• 1 lb asparagus
• 1/2 red onion
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons light cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons light sour cream
• 2 tablespoons nonfat milk
• 2 tablespoons fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chili seasoning mix (or to taste)
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 start water boiling with some salt.
• 2 when boiling add pasta and boil for 7 minutes.
• 3 begin heating sausage in frying pan on medium high heat(oil not needed) turning occasionally.
• 4 cut red pepper into strips.
• 5 cut red onion into bite size pieces.
• 6 break off woody end of asparagus and discard.
• 7 put red pepper, red onion, and asparagus in a bowl.
• 8 add 1 tsp oil, salt, and pepper to taste.
• 9 toss to coat vegetables.
• 10 grill or broil in the oven until soft and edges beginning to blacken.
• 11 cut up sausage and any large piece vegetable to desired bite size bits.
• 12 add cream cheese, sour cream milk, and parmesan, chili garlic sauce, and chipotle seasoning to frying pan.
• 13 mix sauce well while heating.
• 14 add vegetables and sausage back into pan.
• 15 add drained pasta.
• 16 mix well until all coated and sauce is at desired consistency.
• 17 serve.