Tortellini with Smoked Sausage

Red peppers and edamame. Two ingredients that make me excited about a recipe. Not only are they so good, but they are so good for you! For those of you that don't know ( I didn't until I started dating Brian) edamame are just boiled soy beans. You can find them in the frozen isle at the grocery store. Brian and I like to buy the big bags from Costco. Although this dish had big potential it fell a little short. And I'm certain the sauce was to blame. C'mon, just 1/2 cup of italian dressing? Pretty lame, and it tasted pretty lame. I will probably make this again, but I will serve it with an alfredo or a rose sauce. None of this "1/2 a cup of italian dressing" crap. So, because of the italian dressing, this dish only gets 3 stars. It could have been great, but it wasn't. But I really do like the combination of everything else. I'll be combining them again for sure.

Tortellini with Smoked Sausage

Source: Disney Family

Ingredients:

1 pound frozen cheese tortellini
1 cup shelled edamame
1 cup diced red pepper
1 pound smoked sausage
1/2 cup Italian dressing

Directions:

Set 6 quarts of salted water to boil in a large pot. Meanwhile, chop red pepper and slice the smoked sausage into 1/4 inch-thick rounds. Stir-fry red pepper and sausage together until heated through -- about 5 minutes.

Add tortellini to boiling water and cook for 5 minutes. Add edamame to water and boil for another 2 minutes. Drain tortellini and edamame well.

Toss everything together with the Italian dressing and heat through one final time.