Whole Wheat Rotini With Spicy Turkey Sausage And Mustard Greens Recipes

WHOLE-WHEAT ROTINI MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, add rotini and ook for 6 to 8 minutes until tender. Drain and set aside.
• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add the onions. Add the flour and pepper and mix until mixture is pasty and forms a roux. Whisk milk into pan incorporating the roux. Bring to a simmer over low heat and allow to thicken; about 5 minutes. Once thickened, whisk in the cheeses. Add the pasta and mix until the pasta is well coated. Fold in spinach, sun-dried tomato oil, and sun-dried tomatoes.
• In a small saucepan, melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Once melted, turn heat off and add bread crumbs and paprika. Mix well to combine.
• Pour rotini into a casserole dish large enough to hold the pasta. Sprinkle the top with bread crumbs and place in oven for 15 to 18 minutes or until brown and bubbling.

WHOLE WHEAT ROTINI PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot with lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook rotini at a boil until the pasta is cooked yet slightly firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Rinse the pasta with cold water until completely chilled; drain completely.
• While the pasta cooks, whisk the apple cider vinegar and olive oil together in a large bowl until blended. Stir feta cheese, basil, salt, and black pepper into the vinaigrette.
• Fold the asparagus, tomatoes, carrots, green onions, and garlic into the vinaigrette to coat evenly.
• Stir the cooled pasta into the vegetable mixture; toss until evenly mixed.

HOMEMADE SPICY TURKEY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Prepare the smoker. In a large mixing bowl, add the turkey. In a small mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients together. Mix well. Toss the turkey with the seasoning blend and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. Grind the meat twice in a meat grinder fitted with a 1/2-inch die. A food processor could also be used to grind the meat. Stuff half of the mixture into 1 1/2-inch casings, forming 6-inch links. Form the remaining into 3 (1/2 pound) patties. You can either use the sausage fresh or smoke the sausage. For the smoked sausage: Place the sausage in the smoker and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

WHOLE WHEAT ROTINI WITH SPICY TURKEY SAUSAGE AND MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup broth in a small saucepan over medium heat; simmer until reduced to 3 tablespoons (about 6 minutes).
• Remove from heat.
• Combine water and remaining broth in a large Dutch oven.
• Bring to a boil over high heat; stir in pasta.
• Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes or until al dente.
• Drain well; place pasta in a large bowl.
• Keep warm.
• Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Coat pan with cooking spray.
• Add onion; cook 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove casings from sausage.
• Add sausage to pan; cook 6 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
• Stir in greens; cook 2 minutes or until greens wilt.
• Add reduced broth, half-and-half, and cheese.
• Cook 4 minutes or until cheese melts and mixture thickens, stirring frequently.
• Add sausage mixture to pasta, and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Toss well to combine.
• Serve immediately.

WHOLE WHEAT BLEND ROTINI WITH SPICY TURKEY SAUSAGE AND MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup broth in a small saucepan over medium heat; simmer until reduced to 3 tablespoons (about 6 minutes). Remove from heat. Combine water and remaining broth in a large Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over high heat; stir in pasta. Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain well; place pasta in a large bowl. Keep warm. Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion; cook 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove casings from sausage. Add sausage to pan; cook 6 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in greens; cook 2 minutes or until greens wilt. Add reduced broth, half-and-half, and cheese. Cook 4 minutes or until cheese melts and mixture thickens, stirring frequently. Add sausage mixture to pasta, and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper. Toss well to combine. Serve immediately. Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 1/4 cups pasta mixture) NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 328(29% from fat); FAT 10.4g (sat 4.3g,mono 3.4g,poly 2.3g); PROTEIN 20.6g; CHOLESTEROL 61mg; CALCIUM 164mg; SODIUM 635mg; FIBER 5.4g; IRON 3.3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 40.7g

ROTINI WITH SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Add the pasta and cook until al dente and drain the pasta.
• In large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add in the minced garlic and chopped onion. Cook until fragrant.
• Add in the tomato sauce, red pepper flakes, ground black pepper, olives and hot sauce. Stir continuously.
• Add in the salt, sugar, dried italian herbs, lemon juice, cherry tomatoes and meat/chicken. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Put in all the pasta in the skillet together with the sauce.
• Stir them together over low heat.
• Serve hot and sprinkle the finely chopped parsley as garnishing.
• Eat up and enjoy!