Penne With Fennel Sausage And Tomato Recipes

PENNE WITH SAUSAGE AND SPICY CREAM TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the penne pasta according to package directions. Drain and reserve.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium. Sauté the onions and garlic until soft, about 3 minutes. Add Bob Evans sausage roll; cook and crumble the sausage until no longer pink.
• Add in the tomatoes and hot red pepper flakes; mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour in the heavy cream and butter; stir to combine.
• Add the drained pasta into the sauce and toss to combine. Bring the sauce and pasta to a boil, stirring to coat the pasta with sauce.
• Sprinkle on the basil and Parmesan cheese, if desired. Serve.

CREAMY TOMATO SAUSAGE PENNE

Steps:

• Drizzle oil into a skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and brown for 5-8 minutes, breaking apart into small pieces as it cooks.
• Stir in marinara sauce, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in heavy cream. Stir in cooked penne. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in cooked penne. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish with fresh herbs like basil or thyme if desired and serve.

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 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.

RIGATONI WITH SAUSAGE AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, over medium heat. Add the fennel and onion and sauté for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add the sausage and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, crumbling it with a fork, until nicely browned. Add the garlic, crushed fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the wine, bring to a boil and add the heavy cream, half-and-half and tomato paste. Bring back to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil, add 2 tablespoons salt and cook the rigatoni according to the directions on the package. Drain and add to the sauce, stirring to coat the pasta. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes to allow the pasta to absorb the sauce. Off the heat, stir in the parsley and 1/2 cup of the Parmesan. Serve hot in shallow bowls with the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan on the side.

PENNE W/FENNEL & SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Penne with fennel and sausage.
• Brown 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed, in a large skillet, breaking up the pieces with a wooden spoon, about 7 minutes. Transfer sausage to a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet; stir in 1 large bulb fennel, cut into 1/4-inch thick sticks. Season with salt. Cook until softened, 8 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup dry white wine; cook to reduce by half. Add 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves and reserved sausage. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly. Toss with 1 pound cooked penne and 1/4 cup chopped Kalamata olives. Makes: 6 servings.

PENNE WITH SAUSAGE IN CREAMY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat.
• Add in the sausage meat; cook breaking up with a spoon until the meat is lightly browned (about 12 minutes) using a slotted spoon remove to a bowl and leave some fat in the skillet.
• Add in the onion, chili flakes, basil and oregano; saute for about 5 minutes (adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking).
• Add in tomato paste and stir 1 minute.
• Add in the wine and simmer for 6-8 minutes over medium-low heat, or until it almost evaporates.
• Add in the cooked sausage meat along with the crushed and chopped drained tomatoes.
• Add in 1 tablespoon salt.
• Simmer uncovered for about 1-1/2 hours over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon occasionally.
• Season with more salt if desired and black pepper.
• Stir in the cream and heat through over low heat.
• Just before the sauce if finished cooking, cook the pasta in boiling salted water until just al dente (do not rinse the pasta with water).
• Serve the sauce with cooked pasta, sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese on top.

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 SAUSAGE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Add sausage and cook until no longer pink, breaking up with fork, about 6 minutes. Stir in pepper flakes. Add wine and boil until absorbed. Mix in crushed tomatoes. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes. Stir 2 tablespoons marjoram into sauce.
• Cook penne in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain well. Return penne to pot. Add half of sauce and stir to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to large bowl. Serve, passing Parmesan separately. (Freeze remaining sauce up to 2 months in covered container.)