Pasta With Chicken Sausage Sauce Food

PASTA WITH CHICKEN-SAUSAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large salted pot of water to a boil.
• Add penne pasta and cook for 7 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in broccoli and cook for 5 minutes until pasta is al dente.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add sausage and garlic and cook, stirring often, 3 to 4 minute until sausage is lightly browned.
• Stir tomatoes into skillet and cook 1 to 2 minutes until heated through.
• Remove 1/2 cup cooking water from pasta pot and add to skillet.
• Drain pasta and add to skillet, mixing to coat.
• Pour into serving dish and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN SAUSAGE WITH PASTA AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions adding peas during the last 5 minutes of cooking time.
• Drain pasta and reserve 1/2 cup of cooking water.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tblsp. of oil in a large non-stick skillet over med. high heat.
• Add the sausage and cook until browned and cooked through.
• Remove sausage from the pan and reserve.
• Slice the sausage into 1/2" thick slices.
• Heat the remaining oil over medium heat in the same skillet as the sausage was removed from.
• Add onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the next 5 ingredients.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes soften and start to reduce, about 8 minutes.
• Toss with pasta, sausage and cheese.
• Stir in reserved pasta water.
• Sprinkle with basil.
• Enjoy!

SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH ITALIAN CHICKEN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cut sausage into one inch pieces and brown in olive oil in large saucepan.
• Add mushrooms, celery, onion, green pepper and garlic; Sauté until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, wine, water, oregano, sugar, rosemary, bay leaf and salt and pepper; simmer uncovered for 1 hour.
• Cook spaghetti according to package directions and drain well.
• Remove bay leaf from sauce.
• Serve spaghetti with sauce and parmesan cheese.

PENNA PASTA WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE & CHICKEN

Steps:

• Boil large pot of water for pasta. Cook pasta according to package directions. This can be done later if you are making ahead of choose to simmer longer than suggested.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium, add chicken. Sauté until no longer pink. I let the edges get a bit browned w/o over cooking. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain and transfer to a bowl.
• Add wine to skillet and boil reducing to 2T, scrapping up the browned bits.
• Pour wine over chicken in the bowl, set aside.
• Add oil to hot skillet, add sausage, onions and bell pepper to the skillet. Cook until sausage is no longer pink and onions & peppers are tender.
• Breaking up sausage into bite size pieces while cooking. Add the chicken back into the pot.
• Mix in tomatoes with juices, tomato sauce, chicken stock, garlic and rosemary. Simmer until reduced to saucy consistency, about 10 minutes. (as suggested by Bon Appetit). I allow it to simmer longer.
• Add pasta to the finished chicken & sausage mixture and toss.
• Add 1/2 - 1 cup cheese, toss to combine.
• Top with parsley right before serving.
• Serve with additional cheese at table.
• NOTE: 4/17/11 It's been a while since I've made this. I re-ordered the ingredient list because I found it confusing as originally written.

BAKED CHICKEN WITH PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch or a 2-quart baking dish (a larger baking dish might be needed for more chicken pieces).
• Pat the chicken pieces dry using paper towels.
• Season the chicken pieces with seasoned salt, black pepper and garlic power.
• Place into the baking dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Drain any fat in the dish.
• Pour the pasta sauce over the chicken then return to oven for another 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over.
• Serve with cooked spaghetti.

CHICKEN ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Dissolve chicken boullion cubes in 1/2 cup water.
• Melt butter over low heat in saucepan.
• Gradually, stir in flour.
• Continue stirring and gradually add half-and-half.
• Add chicken boullion.
• Increase heat to medium and continue stirring.
• Cook until thickened.
• Stir in parmesan cheese and garlic powder, if desired.
• Serve over hot pasta and garnish with parsley.

CHICKEN & PASTA WITH MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In large, heavy skillet, heat the oil over medium heat until it is hot but not smoking.
• Add the garlic and onions; sauté until golden-- about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add spices and chicken chunks; cook through--about 10 minutes.
• Add stewed Italian style tomatoes to chicken/Marinara sauce.
• Simmer while cooking pasta according to package directions.
• Toss Marinara sauce gently with cooked pasta; serve immediately, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.