Kielbasa Pasta

Ingredients:

1 lb penne pasta
1/2 onion
1 package kielbasa sausage
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 can mild Rotel Tomatoes (I just chopped up some tomatoes)
1/2-1 cup whipping cream
1 tsp chicken bullion
8 oz Monterrey Jack Cheese, shredded

Directions:

Cook pasta until al dente. Meanwhile, saute onion and Kielbasa in skillet with olive oil for about 4 minutes Add garlic and saute 3 more minutes. Add tomatoes, whipping cream and bullion. Bring to boil and let simmer a few minutes. Add pasta. Bring to boil and let simmer a few more minutes. Add cheese and stir until melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Another option: saute the onion, Kiebasa and garlic in olive oil. Add the whipping cream, 2 cups chicken broth, tomatoes and uncooked pasta. Cook 15 minutes or until pasta cooked to desired tenderness. Add cheese and stir until melted.

Adapted from: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/341669-kielbasa-pasta

Tortellini Soup

Ingredients

• 2 cups reduced fat or lean italian turkey sausage, crumbled
• 1/2 cup finely diced onion
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1/2 TBSP dried basil
• 1/2 TBSP dried oregano
• 1 can (15 oz) no salt added diced tomatoes with juice
• 3 cans (14.5 oz each) fat free reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2 1/2 cups uncooked three cheese tortellini
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Coat a large soup pot with cooking spray. Add sausage and onion and cook over medium high heat for 7 minutes or until sausage begins to brown. Add wine to deglaze pan. Cook for 2 minutes or until wine is almost completely evaporated. Add basil and oregano and cook for 1 more minute. Add tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add tortellini and pepper. Cook for another 10 minutes.