Farfalle With Sausage Pine Nuts Tomatoes Spinach

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I made this up as i went along - it is so good! Ingredients are not exact, so use as much or little as you like.

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Steps

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Cook farfalle according to package directions.

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Drain.

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Heat olive oil in a large , heavy skillet.

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Add garlic , and saut until fragrant.

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Add pine nuts to garlic , and saut 5 minutes.

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Add onion , saut until soft.

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Add mushrooms and saut 3 minutes.

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At this point you may need to add more olive oil if mixture is dry.

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Add red pepper flakes , sun-dried tomatoes , and cherry tomatoes , and salt & pepper to taste.

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Saut mixture while sausage is browning , stirring occasionally.

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In a separate skillet , brown sausage until cooked through.

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Add sausage to vegetable mixture.

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Blend well , and saut until mixture is moist but not soupy.

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Fold spinach into the mixture.

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Remove from heat once spinach begins to wilt.

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In a large bowl , combine farfalle and sausage / vegetable mixture.

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Stir in parmesan cheese.

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Blend well.

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Spoon into pasta bowls or plates and top with additional parmesan cheese.

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Ingredients

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farfalle pasta, hot italian turkey sausage, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, onion, red pepper flakes, sliced mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, parmesan cheese, salt & pepper