Pasta with Red Cabbage and Smoked Sausage

Total time: 25 minutes
    The slightly salty, sweet flavor of smoked sausage goes well with the sweet sour taste of the cabbage.  The pasta just brings it all together.  I used smoked bratwurst.  Italian sausages would work... but something smoked is better!

 Ingredients: 

• 12oz (360gr) smoked sausages or spicy sausages, pork or turkey
• 2 - 3 cups leftover red cabbage 
• 1 1/4 cups (4.2oz, 125gr) pasta - penne, rigatoni, fusilli

 Instructions:

• Cook pasta according to package instructions
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.  Add sausages and brown well. 
• Add cabbage, reduce heat, cover and simmer until sausages are done and cabbage is hot. 
• When done, remove sausages and slice into 1" (2.5cm) pieces.  
• When pasta is done drain and put into a big bowl.  Add cabbage and sausage, toss to mix well and serve.