Quick and Easy Sausage Pasta Skillet

This is my go-to meal for a quick and easy dinner, with enough left over for hubby's lunch the next day. You can change out any or all of the ingredients so that it seems like a new meal, but the prep is easy as pie, no matter what the ingredient list.

Ingredients:

1 pound of pasta (bowties--my favorite, penne, or other pasta shapes that you like)
1 pound of your favorite bulk sausage (I like Italian Pork Sausage) or any other meat, chopped into bite size pieces
Fresh Vegetables like zucchini, baby carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, green beans, kale, spinach, or whatever veggie you like, chopped into bite size pieces the sae size as the meat.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Pitted Black Olives sliced or chopped(Optional)
Crumbled Goat Cheese

Prepare the pasta al dente and set aside to add last to the skillet.

In a large skillet, brown the sausage, remove the sausage to a bowl, and pour off almost all the grease from the skillet--reserving about 1 tbsp in the pan. Add a tbsp or two of EVOO, heat on medium high and add the chopped fresh veggies that take longer to cook (carrots, broccoli, green beans, kale, etc.) cook for a minute or two, and then add the softer veggies (zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, etc.). Sear the veggies until tender but still crispy, add the sausage back in and the black olives and add the pasta at the end. Stir and cook for a minute for the flavor to develop, but don't let the veggies over cook. At the very end, add the goat cheese, stir once, and serve. Dinner is done.