So this is absolutely fantastic!!! I found a
recipe on Pinterest, and tweaked it to meet my taste buds (and you know you're jealous of my fine china, hehe!)!
21 day fix approved!
1 yellow, 1 green, 1/2 red, 1/3 blue
Ingredients:
- 1 box whole wheat or whole grain pasta. I prefer whole grain ziti
- 1 pound lean turkey, chicken, or "clean" pork sausage (we butcher our own, so I used our pork sausage)
- ½ green container sundried tomatoes. You can find them in the produce section that are in a bag. Don't get the kind in a jar that's filled with olive oil.
- 1½ green containers kale
- 1½ green container spinach leaves
- ½ cup shredded italian blend cheese. You can either use the already shredded kind or grate your own.
- 1 tbsp whole wheat flour
- ⅓ cup organic milk
Directions
1. Boil your pasta according to package directions. Before draining,
reserve 1 cup of the water for the sauce for later on. This is really
important!
2. In a separate skillet, sauté the tomatoes, kale, & spinach in
about a tablespoon of olive oil, just until tender. Remove from skillet.
3.
Cook sausage in large
skillet. Once browned, remove the sausage from skillet. I normally take a plate
& cover it with about 4-6 paper towels, then dump the sausage on the paper
towels. This soaks up the excess grease.
4.
Add a tablespoon or less
of olive oil or EVOO to the pan the sausage was just in (if necessary), and add
the flour, stirring constantly to form a roux.
5.
Stir in the milk,
leftover starchy “pasta” water, and cheese. Stir until thickened slightly.
6.
Add the vegetables,
sausage, and noodles, and stir to ensure everything is coated evenly.
7.
Use your green container
to portion out one serving.
