Penne and Italian Sausage
Here is an easy skillet recipe that I adapted from a recipe I cut out of the Milk Calendar many years ago. I have made it often.
Ingredients:
- 5 or 6 hot Italian sausages, depending on how big they are. (If you don’t like spiciness, use mild Italian sausage.)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 green or red pepper, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, or more, to taste
- A few shakes of crushed red pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 2 cups milk
- 250 gm uncooked penne pasta
- 1 cup grated mozzarella chees
Method
- Cut sausage into 1 inch pieces. (I remove the casings first).
- In a large skillet, cook sausage on medium high heat until
- browned on all sides.
- Add onion, garlic, green or red pepper and cook until onion
- is tender. Stir in cornstarch.
- Add milk and stir until the mixture comes to a boil and
- thickens.
- Add tomatoes and penne. Return to a boil, cover and
- simmer for about 15 minutes until pasta is cooked.
- Stir in mozzarella cheese and serve.
It’s delicious, and flexible. If desired, you could add other vegetables such as zucchini, mushrooms, celery.
Serves 4 to 6