Penne Pasta With Italian Sausage Food

PENNE WITH SAUSAGE AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then add sausage meat and cook, stirring to break up large chunks, until meat is browned and just cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer meat to a bowl using a slotted spoon and add bell pepper and garlic to fat in skillet. Reduce heat to moderate and cook, stirring occasionally, until pepper is just tender and garlic is golden, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add wine and sausage and simmer, scraping up brown bits on bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon, until liquid is reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes with their juice and black pepper and simmer, breaking up tomatoes with spoon, until sauce is slightly thickened, 6 to 8 minutes.
• While sauce is cooking, cook pasta in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander and return to pot. Add sauce and cheese to pasta and toss to coat. Add cooking water if necessary to moisten. Season pasta with salt and pepper and serve with additional cheese.

PENNE WITH SPICY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add the onion to the saucepan and cook, stirring, until coated with the sausage drippings. Reduce the heat slightly and add the garlic, oregano and red pepper flakes. Stir until the mixture has softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce to the onion mixture. Stir until fully combined. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the cooked sausage. Reduce heat to low and gently simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the penne and cook until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Add the sauce, sprinkle with Parmesan, if using, toss and serve.

ONE-SKILLET ITALIAN SAUSAGE PASTA

Steps:

• Heat large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook 5 minutes, breaking apart with spoon to crumble. Drain; return to skillet.
• Add water, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce and pasta to skillet; stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat and cook 15 minutes or until pasta is tender.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE WITH TOMATOES AND PENNE

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions.
• Spray a large skillet with non-stick cooking spray.
• Over medium heat, cook sausage for 4-6 minutes or until browned.
• Add in broth and stir; cover and cook 5 minutes.
• Add in squash, tomatoes, and 2 tablespoons of the basil.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer 5 minutes, stir occasionally.
• Add in onions; simmer uncovered for 1 minute.
• Check seasoning to taste, add salt/pepper if desired.
• In a big mixing bowl, add cooked penne, oil, and remaining basil; toss to coat.
• Spoon pasta into individual serving plates or bowls; top with sausage mixture.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if desired.

SAUSAGE & PENNE MARINARA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion and green pepper in oil over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce and seasonings; heat through., Drain pasta; toss with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with cheese if desired.

BAKED PENNE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Place sausage and onion in a large, deep skillet.
• Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
• Drain excess fat.
• Pour in wine, and cook for 1 minute, stirring, to deglaze the pan.
• Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and tomato paste.
• Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Toss with cooked pasta, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle top with mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

BAKED PENNE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cook Pasta: Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Make Sauce: Crumble the sausage meat into a large skillet over medium heat and brown, stirring often for about 5 minutes, until it's no longer pink.
• Add the onion, pepper and continue cooking for another 3 minutes, or until the onion and pepper have softened and the onion is translucent.
• Stir in the tomatoes, oregano, tomato paste, basil, thyme, fennel seeds, salt and pepper. Add the chicken broth and stir. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for another 20 minutes, stirring often as needed.
• Stir in the peas. Remove the sauce from heat.
• Toss penne with sauce: Pour the sauce over the cooked pasta and stir. Stir in about 1 cup of cheese.
• Assemble: Transfer the pasta to a large casserole dish. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake: Transfer the casserole dish to the preheated oven and bake until the cheese has melted and the casserole is bubbling, for about 20 minutes.
• Serve: Garnish with parsley or basil if desired and serve warm.

SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE WITH PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Boil the water and cook the penne according to package directions. DO NOT ever add oil to the water! It will make your sauce slide off the pasta later.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil (medium-high heat) in a large skillet and saute the broccoli, sausage and garlic until tender and starting to brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Toss the butter, hot pasta, sausage mixture and romano cheese together and serve. Pass the grated cheese at the table.

PENNE PASTA WITH SAUSAGE AND CHEESY GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Bring large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook pasta according to package directions.
• In a large deep skillet over medium-high heat, add olive oil. Add onion, garlic, Italian seasoning mix and red pepper flakes, if using. Sir frequently and cook until the onions are soft and fragrant, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add sausage and cook for 1 minute. Add can of crushed tomatoes, stirring all the ingredients together to combine. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste and let simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and mix well.
• Drain the pasta and add directly to the skillet with the sauce Toss the pasta to coat with the sauce. Transfer to a serving bowl or platter and garnish with basil leaves. Serve with the cheesy garlic bread.
• For the cheesy garlic bread:
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Sprinkle cheese and Italian seasoning over garlic bread half. Place on tinfoil lined baking sheet and cook in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bread is warmed through. Slice and serve.
• Use the leftover garlic bread from this recipe to make Garlic Bread Pizza.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE PASTA A ZESTY 20 MINUTE ONE-POT DINNER

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add broken sausage and minced onion; cook about 5 minutes. With a wooden spoon keep the sausage in pieces. Drain and return to skillet.
• Add the undrained tomatoes, sauce, water, red pepper flakes, and penne pasta to the pan. Stir to combine and bring the liquid to a boil. Cover the pan and reduce the heat.
• Cook for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve with more parmesan cheese, if desired.

SAUSAGE AND PEPPER PENNE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir sausage, onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and mushrooms until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, minced garlic, garlic powder, oregano, basil, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes into vegetable mixture; bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Drain pasta and spoon onto plates and top with sauce mixture.

PENNE PASTA WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, cook the pasta until tender, but firm. Drain and return the pasta to the pot.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil over medium heat in a non-stick pan. Cook the sausage until it is just a bit pink in the centre, about 15-20 minutes. Drain well and cut it into thin round slices. Cook the onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, tomatoes, basil, oregano and the sausage slices. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Pour the mixture over the cooked and drained pasta and toss to mix it all together.

BAKED PENNE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat oil in a large, deep skillet. Place sausage and onion in the skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain excess fat. Pour in wine, and cook for 1 minute, stirring, to deglaze the pan. Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Toss with cooked pasta, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle top with mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

PENNE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE, TOMATO AND HERBS

Steps:

• In skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink in centre, about 15 to 20 minutes. (I boil first to get rid of some of the fat).
• Drain well; cut into thin round slices.
• In large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until tender but firm; drain and return to pot.
• In nonstick pan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onions until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic, tomatoes, basil and oregano;.
• Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Add cooked sausage.
• pour over pasta; toss to mix.
• Sprinkle with parsley, pepper to taste and parmesan if using.
• toss again and serve.
• enjoy.

PENNE PASTA WITH HOT ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in large skillet, drain.
• Cut hot italian sausages into 4-5 pieces, brown in skillet, remove.
• Add enough butter to the pan to saute green peppers, red peppers and onion. Season with salt and pepper. Saute 5 minutes.
• Add garlic to pepers and onions.
• When garlic is fragrent, add ground beef, hot italian sausages, basil, oregano and pasta sauce.
• Combine.
• Fold in penne pasta and ricotta cheese, transfer to two greased 8x8 baking dishes.
• Top with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 400F until cheese is melted and browned.
• Serve with garlic bread, enjoy!