Smoked Sausage and Pasta Jambalaya

From the family recipe collection

Ingredients

• ½ cup corkscrew pasta (rotini)
• 4 oz. cooked smoked turkey sausage, sliced diagonally
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• ¼ cup chopped green pepper
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 2–3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1½ cups no-salt-added tomatoes with juice, cut up
• 1 pinch thyme, crushed
• 1 dash ground red pepper
• Nonstick cooking spray

Directions

1. Cook the pasta without adding salt. Drain, rinse with hot water, and drain again. Cover to keep warm.
2. Lightly coat a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Add the sausage, onion, green pepper, celery, and garlic.
3. Sauté over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the sausage is heated through.
4. Add the tomatoes with their juice, thyme, and ground red pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Stir in the pasta and heat through if needed.