Sausage pasta salad

Need a hearty dinner in a hurry Look no further than this budget-friendly pasta salad.

Recipe «Sausage pasta salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 13 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 250g dried wholemeal penne pasta, 100g green beans, trimmed, cut into 4cm lengths, 8 lean beef chipolata sausages, 100g button mushrooms, thinly sliced, 1 small red capsicum, finely chopped , 210g can no added salt corn kernels, drained, rinsed, 125g cherry tomatoes, halved, 50g baby spinach , 2 tsp olive oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice.

Ingredients:

• 250g dried wholemeal penne pasta 
• 100g green beans, trimmed, cut into 4cm lengths 
• 8 lean beef chipolata sausages 
• 100g button mushrooms, thinly sliced 
• 1 small red capsicum, finely chopped 
• 210g can no added salt corn kernels, drained, rinsed 
• 125g cherry tomatoes, halved 
• 50g baby spinach 
• 2 tsp olive oil 
• 1 tbsp lemon juice 

Instructions

1. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet directions, until tender. Add beans for last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain. Return to pan.
2. Meanwhile, heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add sausages. Cook, turning, for 6 to 8 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Cut diagonally into thick slices.
3. Add mushroom and capsicum to frying pan. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until capsicum is tender. Add mushroom mixture, sausage, corn, tomato, spinach, oil and lemon juice to pasta. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Serve.