1 cup tricolor or plain cheese tortellini
3 cups broccoli flowerets
8 ounces fully-cooked smoked Polish sausage, halved lengthwise and thinly
bias-sliced
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon caraway seed
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded process Swiss cheese (4 ounces)
1 tablespoon coarse-grain brown mustard
In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, cook tortellini in a large amount of
boiling salted water for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add broccoli and
sausage. Return to boiling and cook about 5 minutes more or until pasta is
tender but slightly firm and broccoli is crisp-tender, stirring
occasionally. Drain; keep warm.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour and caraway see.
Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Add cheese
and mustard, stirring until cheese melts. Pour over tortellini mixture; toss
to coat.
Make 4 servings.