Cheesy Sausage, Broccoli & Tortellini Toss

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 16 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup dried tricolor tortellini (about 1/2 of a 7-ounce package)
• 3 cups broccoli florets
• 8 ounces smoked polish sausage, halved lengthwise and thinly bias-sliced (fully cooked)
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 garlic clove, very finely minced (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2-1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup half-and-half
• 4 ounces swiss cheese, shredded (1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven or large saucepan bring salted water to a boil and cook tortellini for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 2 add broccoli and sausage; return to boil.
• 3 cook until pasta is tender but slightly firm and broccoli is tender-crisp, stirring occasionally (5 minutes).
• 4 drain well; keep warm.
• 5 in a medium saucepan, melt butter and saute garlic for 1 minute.
• 6 stir in flour and caraway seeds.
• 7 add milk all at once.
• 8 continue to cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• 9 add cheese and mustard, stirring until cheese melts.
• 10 pour sauce over tortellini mixture; toss to coat.