Smoked Sausage, White Bean And Spinach Pasta

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (14 ounce) package hillshire farm® smoked sausage, diagonally cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 6 ounces bow tie pasta, cooked and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 medium zucchini, sliced into thin rounds
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 (6 ounce) package fresh spinach
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

Recipe

Ready Time: 15 mins


• cook pasta according to package directions. drain and set aside.
• heat a dry large skillet over medium-low heat and toast pine nuts, stirring frequently, until pine nuts are golden in spots, about 3 minutes. remove and set aside.
• heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in the same skillet on medium-high heat. saute the smoked sausage for 5 minutes, or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. remove smoked sausage and set aside.
• add the zucchini and vegetable broth to the skillet and simmer until zucchini are soft, about 5 minutes. add spinach, white beans and cherry tomatoes; continue to simmer for 2 minutes until spinach is wilted and tomatoes are soft.
• turn the heat to low; add the pasta and smoked sausage to the vegetables mixing well to combine and cook for 30 seconds until heated through.
• garnish with toasted pine nuts and serve warm.