Sausage Bow Tie Salad

This recipe was taken from http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Sausage-Bow-Tie-Salad. It is another recipe I want to try.

Ingredients

• 1 pound fully cooked reduced-fat kielbasa or Polish sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1-1/2 teaspoons minced garlic, divided
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 to 3 teaspoons fennel seed, crushed
• 5 cups cooked bow tie pasta
• 7 plum tomatoes, diced
• 1/4 cup minced fresh basil or 4 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

Directions

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook the sausage, onion, water and 3/4 teaspoon garlic over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add the vinegar and fennel seed. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Stir in pasta until coated. Add the tomatoes, basil and remaining garlic; stir gently. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Sprinkle with feta cheese