Whole Wheat Rotini with {Spicy Turkey Sausage} and Mustard Greens

So I didn't actually use the turkey sausage in this Cooking Light recipe. 1. I didn't feel like spending the money on it and 2. I needed a veg recipe this week. I liked the pasta, but it did kind of feel like it was missing that savory something. That being said, I added the amount of mustard greens the recipe said (we had so much in our box so it was about half of it). Looking back, I would use all of my mustard greens (so double what the recipe says) if I wasn't going to use the sausage again. That would help make up for the lack of sausage. Overall though, pretty good. We liked it anyway.

Ingredients

• 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided
• 4 quarts water
• 1 (13.5-ounce) package uncooked whole wheat blend rotini (corkscrew pasta)
• Cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (about 1 large)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pound hot turkey Italian sausage
• 8 ounces bagged prewashed cut mustard greens
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated fresh pecorino Romano cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

• Place 1/2 cup broth in a small saucepan over medium heat; simmer until reduced to 3 tablespoons (about 6 minutes). Remove from heat.
• Combine water and remaining broth in a large Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over high heat; stir in pasta. Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain well; place pasta in a large bowl. Keep warm.
• Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion; cook 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove casings from sausage. Add sausage to pan; cook 6 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in greens; cook 2 minutes or until greens wilt. Add reduced broth, half-and-half, and cheese. Cook 4 minutes or until cheese melts and mixture thickens, stirring frequently.
• Add sausage mixture to pasta, and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper. Toss well to combine. Serve immediately.