Pasta With Sausage and Ricotta

KelBel's Note:

This dish uses the elements of lasagna but is much quicker and easier to prepare and lighter too. Enjoy with a green salad and garlic bread. 5 WW points from five & under cookbooklett.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 cups radiatore or 2 cups other chunky pasta
• 4 ounces sweet Italian turkey sausage
• 1 cup marinara sauce
• 1/2 cup skim milk ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley
• 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente.
2. Meanwhile, heat a medium nonstick skilet over medium-high heat. Crumble sausage and cook until browned.
3. Stir in Sauce; bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
4. Combine ricotta, parsley, parmesan and pepper in a bowl.
5. Add sauce to the pasta; toss to coat.
6. Divide pasta between 4 bowls and top each bowl with 2T ricotta mixture.

Reviews

[E.A.]

This is a great dish. It's easy to put together, tastes great and everyone enjoyed it! I doubled the sauce so there was plenty for everyone. Thanks so much for posting!

[luvcook'n]

This quick, easy dish is just wonderful! I did have to sub the sweet sausage for hot (our preference). I made "Fresh Homemade Ricotta Cheese" for this...we really enjoyed this topping instead of just cheese. Thank you for sharing Kelbel!