Sausage and Spinach Pasta

This dish only has 5 ingredients and they might even be ones that you keep on hand. This is a fast dish and my go-to meal for those hectic, busy evenings. It also happens to be one of my husband's favorite pasta meals.

Spinach and Sausage Pasta

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb sausage, casings removed - any variety, I have used turkey or pork. On this day I used marked down Hatfield Pepper and Onion Sausage.
• 1 cup homemade chicken stock or store bought
• 1 - 6oz bag of fresh baby spinach, washed
• ½ lb uncooked pasta - any small type, we like penne or bowtie for this dish
• Parmesan, optional

1. Cook the pasta according to the box instructions.

2. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and add the sausage. Brown the sausage, breaking it into small bite-sized pieces until cooked through.

2. Add the broth and scrape the brown bits off bottom of pan while stirring. The brown bits will stir in some flavor. Bring to a boil.

3. Add the spinach and cover to wilt slightly. Reduce heat and cook for about 2 minutes.

4. Remove spinach from heat and mix in with the pasta. When serving, top with Parmesan.

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