Pasta with Sausage, Sage and Beans

Total time: 25 minutes
    An easy skillet dinner, with lots of flavor from the sage and sausage. Sautéing the chili powder releases more flavor. If you like it hot, use hot Italian sausages, add some hot peppers or Tabasco.   It's a very flexible dish....

 Ingredients:

• 10oz (300gr) sausages   any flavor, turkey or pork
• 1 medium onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1 tbs dried sage
• 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 15oz (450gr) whole tomatoes
• 15oz (450 gr) cannellini (white beans), drained and rinsed
• 1 1/4 cup pasta - penne, rigatoni, fusilli

 Instructions:

• Cook pasta according to package instructions.
• Slice sausages into 1" (2.5cm) lengths.
• Chop onion and pepper.
• Mince garlic.
• Roughly chop tomatoes - reserving all juice.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.  Add chili powder and sauté 1 minute.
• Add onion, pepper and sauté 5 minutes.
• Add sausage, garlic, sage and sauté until sausage is browned, 5 - 7 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, their juices, and the cannellini, turn heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.
• When pasta is done, drain and add to skillet, stir to combine and serve.