Pasta with Chicken-Sausage Sauce

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Prep: 27 mins
Cook:
Ready in: 27 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

1 lb penne pasta
1 bunch (about /4 lbs) broccoli, stems peeled and cut in /2-in.-thick rounds; florets cut bite-size (6 cups)
2 tsp olive oil
1 pkg (2 oz) fully cooked smoked chicken sausage with sundried tomatoes and roasted garlic, thawed if frozen, cut in /2-in.-thick rounds
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with balsamic vinegar, basil and olive oil
Grated Parmesan cheese

Cooking Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring often, 7 minutes. Stir in broccoli; cook 5 minutes more or until pasta is firm-tender and broccoli crisp-tender.

Meanwhile heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add sausage and garlic. Cook, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes or until sausage is lightly browned. Stir in the tomatoes. Cook 1 to 2 minutes to heat through.

Remove 1⁄2 cup cooking water from pot. Drain pasta and broccoli and return to pot. Add sausage sauce and the 1⁄2 cup pasta water; toss to mix and coat. Pour into pasta dish. Serve with Parmesan cheese.