Quinoa Pasta with Vegan Smoked Apple Sausage

Sausage Quinoa Pasta

Serves 4, Prep Time: 10 minutes, Total cooking time 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

1 box Ancient Quinoa Harvest Pasta

1 package Vegan Field Roast Smoked Apple Sausage, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces

2 cups yellow squash, diced

1 cup zucchini, diced

12 button mushrooms, sliced

1 red pepper, diced

1 large ripe tomato, diced

1/2 onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp basil

1 T olive oil

Directions:

1. Prepare quinoa pasta per package instructions and drain in colendar.

2. In an electric non-stick wok or large non-stick pan, sauté oil,  onion and garlic on until onion is translucent.

3.  Add oregano and basil.

4.  Add vegetables and sauté until tender.

5.  Add sausage and sauté until everything is heated through.

6. Arrange 1/4 pasta on a plate.
7. Spoon 1/4 of sausage mixture on top of the pasta.
8. Sprinkle a little vegan parmesan cheese on top.

9.  Repeat for three more plates.

Nutrition Facts*

1 Serving
Calories    533.4
Total Fat    16.2 g
Saturated Fat    1.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat    0.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat    3.4 g
Cholesterol    0.0 mg
Sodium    614.6 mg
Potassium    554.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate    25.2 g
Dietary Fiber    22.1 g
Sugars    8.5 g
Protein    33.0 g
* Nutrition information derived from sparkpeople.com recipe tool.