{"id":5849,"date":"2011-04-09T17:14:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-09T22:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/?p=5849"},"modified":"2015-11-18T09:27:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T14:27:53","slug":"low-calorie-pasta-spinach-turkey-sausage-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/low-calorie-pasta-spinach-turkey-sausage-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasta Spinach Turkey Sausage Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great tasting low calorie pasta treat &#8211; prepare this for your next meal and you will love it.<strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12\u00a0ounce(s)\u00a0whole-wheat short\u00a0<a>pasta<\/a>, such as shells or twists<\/li>\n<li>8\u00a0ounce(s)\u00a0hot\u00a0<a>Italian <\/a>turkey sausage links, removed from casings<\/li>\n<li>3\u00a0clove(s)\u00a0garlic, chopped<\/li>\n<li>8\u00a0cup(s)\u00a0arugula, or baby spinach<\/li>\n<li>2\u00a0cup(s)\u00a0halved cherry tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1\/2\u00a0cup(s)\u00a0finely shredded Pecorino Romano, or Parmesan\u00a0<a>cheese<\/a>, plus more to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0teaspoon(s)\u00a0freshly ground pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/4\u00a0teaspoon(s)\u00a0<a>salt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0tablespoon(s)\u00a0extra-virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta until just tender, 9 to 11 minutes, or according to package directions.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, arugula (or spinach) and tomatoes. Cook, stirring often, until the greens wilt and the tomatoes begin to break down, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and keep warm.<\/li>\n<li>Combine 1\/2 cup cheese, pepper and salt in a large bowl. Measure out 1\/2 cup of the cooking liquid; drain the pasta. Whisk the cooking liquid and oil into the cheese mixture; add the pasta and toss to combine. Serve the pasta topped with the sausage mixture and an extra sprinkle of cheese, if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make 6 servings:<\/p>\n<p>Calories 352<br \/>\nTotal fat 11g.<br \/>\nSaturated Fat 3g<br \/>\nDietary Fiber 4g<br \/>\nProtein 20g.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great tasting low calorie pasta treat &#8211; prepare this for your next meal and you will love it. Ingredients: 12\u00a0ounce(s)\u00a0whole-wheat short\u00a0pasta, such as shells or twists 8\u00a0ounce(s)\u00a0hot\u00a0Italian turkey sausage links, removed from casings 3\u00a0clove(s)\u00a0garlic, chopped 8\u00a0cup(s)\u00a0arugula, or baby spinach 2\u00a0cup(s)\u00a0halved cherry tomatoes 1\/2\u00a0cup(s)\u00a0finely shredded Pecorino Romano, or Parmesan\u00a0cheese, plus more to taste [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[549,25,6],"tags":[575,56],"class_list":["post-5849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detox-diet-recipes-2","category-low-calorie-pasta-recipes","category-healthy-recipes","tag-low-calorie-pasta-recipes-2","tag-low-calorie-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}