Ready in 45 minutes, this is a perfect weekday meal. Spice it up a bit with spicy Italian sausage.
Serves 4.
Italian Sausage Penne
Ready in 45 minutes, this is a perfect weekday meal. Spice it up a bit with spicy Italian sausage.
Servings: 4
Calories: 689kcal
Equipment
- heavy saucepan
Ingredients
- 4 Italian sausages
- Olive oil
- 1 Onion diced
- 1 Garlic clove minced
- 1 cup Mushrooms quartered
- 1 Red bell pepper cut into large pieces
- 3 cups Your favourite seasoned tomato sauce
- ½ cup Water
- Dash Cayenne pepper optional
- 2 cups Dry penne
Instructions
Sauce
- Heat oil in heavy pot. I use my cast iron pot for this recipe.
- Add sausages and cook while preparing vegetables.
- Remove sausages and drain off excess fat.
- Add vegetables to pot and allow to soften.
- Slice sausages on an angle, then add back to the pot.
- Add tomato sauce, water and additional seasoning, if desired.
- Reduce heat and allow to simmer while pasta is cooking.
Pasta
- Bring about 6 cups of water with 1 tsp of salt to a boil in large pot.
- Add dry penne and stir for a minute so it doesn’t stick to the bottom.
- Reduce heat to medium and continue boiling until just tender.
- Drain pasta and stir into sauce.
- Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and a salad on the side.
Nutrition
Calories: 689kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 1180mg | Potassium: 891mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1495IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 3mg
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