Pasta Recipes: Sausage Pasta Salad

Need a hearty dinner in a hurry? Look no further than this budget-friendly pasta salad.

• 250g dried wholemeal penne pasta
• 100g green beans, trimmed, cut into 4cm lengths
• 8 lean beef chipolata sausages
• 100g button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 small red capsicum, finely chopped
• 210g can no added salt corn kernels, drained, rinsed
• 125g cherry tomatoes, halved
• 50g baby spinach
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

1. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet directions, until tender. Add beans for last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain. Return to pan.
2. Meanwhile, heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add sausages. Cook, turning, for 6 to 8 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Cut diagonally into thick slices.
3. Add mushroom and capsicum to frying pan. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until capsicum is tender. Add mushroom mixture, sausage, corn, tomato, spinach, oil and lemon juice to pasta. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Serve.

Source: http://allpastarecipe.blogspot.com/2012/07/sausage-pasta-salad.html

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