This is so easy, its ridiculous. While I do like to cook, I keep "emergency meals" on hand for us if I am just not feeling up to cooking. Usually its just a frozen pizza with some frozen veggies but I decided to try one of those bertoli frozen pasta meals (though I did balk at the sodium count in those things--holy cow!). Once I tasted it, I knew I could do better, so this dish was born! Its become a really nice pantry standby for us since I almost always have all the ingredients around.

You'll have lots of leftovers but its great the second day. We usually get about three meals for each of us out of it.

1 box of penne pasta
1 package of beef smoked sausage, cut into thin circles
2 cans of artichoke hearts, quartered
1 lb broccoli florets
1 can chopped tomatos
1 tblsp tomato paste
dried rosemary

You'll need two pots going at once: one to cook the pasta and one to cook everything else. You'll add the pasta to the everything else pot, so make sure that one is big enough to handle everything. Youll also need to steam the brocoli in the microwave while everything is going on. I know it sounds like a lot, but it all comes together in the end.

Start the pasta cooking in one pot and while thats happening...

In a large pot (this is the perfect job for my favorite le creuset cast iron pot), brown the sausage well. In a small microwavable bowl, steam the broccoli with a few tblsp of water.

To the large pot, add the can of chopped tomatos, rosemary and tomato paste, stir to combine. Add the artichoke hearts, steamed broccoli. Salt and pepper well. Add the cooked, drained pasta and combine.

Add some dried chile flakes for spice and some parmesan cheese for yumminess.

Enjoy!