Chicken Sausage and Feta Pasta

• servings: 6-8
• active time: 20 Minutes
• total time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 links cooked chicken sausage (9 ounces), sliced into rounds

1 cup diced onion (see Tip)

1 clove garlic, minced

1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce

4 cups lightly packed baby spinach (half of a 5-ounce box)

6 cups cooked pasta, you pick. Can do wheat or regular

¼ cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives ( I use Capers instead)

½ cup finely crumbled feta cheese( or mozzarella)

¼ cup chopped fresh basil or dried basil to taste

Directions

Heat oil in a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion and garlic; cook, stirring often, until the onion is starting to brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Add tomato sauce, spinach, pasta and olives; cook, stirring often, until bubbling hot and the spinach is wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons water, if necessary, to keep the pasta from sticking. Stir in feta and basil, if using.

Nutrition

• Calories: 457
• Total Fat: 20 g
• Total Carbohydrate: 59 g
• Protein: 23 g