Tortellini With Edamame And Smoked Sausage

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb frozen cheese tortellini
• 1 cup edamame, shelled
• 1 cup red pepper, diced
• 1 lb smoked sausage (i use kielbasa)
• 1/4 cup low-fat italian salad dressing
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup low-sodium teriyaki sauce

Recipe

• 1 set 6 quarts of salted water to boil in a large pot.
• 2 meanwhile, chop red pepper and slice the smoked sausage into 1/4 inch-thick rounds.
• 3 stir-fry red pepper and sausage together until heated through -- about 5 minutes.
• 4 add tortellini to boiling water and cook for 5 minutes.
• 5 add edamame to water and boil for another 2 minutes. drain tortellini and edamame well.
• 6 mix italian dressing, ginger and teriyaki sauce.
• 7 toss everything together with the italian dressing mixture and heat through one final time.