Sausage, Broccoli And Pasta Toss (bhg)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup cheese tortellini (tricolor or plain, the dried kind)
• 3 cups broccoli florets
• 8 ounces polish sausage, halved lengthwise and thinly bias-sliced (make sure it's the fully-cooked kind)
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup processed swiss cheese, shredded (4 ounces)
• 1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven or large saucepan, cook tortellini in a large amount of boiling salted water for 5 minutes less than the time given on the package, stirring occasionally.
• 2 add broccoli and sausage. return to boiling and cook about 5 minutes more or until pasta is tender but slightly firm and broccoli is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. drain; keep warm.
• 3 meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter. stir in flour and caraway seeds. add milk all at once.
• 4 cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. add cheese and mustard, stirring until cheese melts. pour over tortellini mixture; toss to coat.