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Baked Spicy Sausage Penne Recipe
by Global Cookbook

Baked Spicy Sausage Penne
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  Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1/4 lb warm Italian sausage crumbled
  • 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lrg onion minced
  • 3 x cloves garlic finely minced
  • 1/2 lb mushroom trimmed and sliced
  • 1 tsp rosemary crumbled
  • 28 ounce canned tomatoes
  • 1/4 c. dry red wine salt and pepper
  • 3/4 lb penne
  • 1/2 c. ricotta cheese part skim lowfat milk
  • 2/3 c. fresh bread crumbs
  • 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese grated

Directions

  1. Preparation Time: 30 minutes.
  2. Baking Time: 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 3 qt baking dish with cooking spray.
  4. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook the crumbled sausage in the skillet, till cooked through (5 min). Transfer to a pile of paper towels and pat some of the grease off. Set aside. Wipe the skillet clean.
  5. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (for the pasta). While you are waiting for the water to boil, in the same skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add in onions; saute/fry till soft (5 min). Add in garlic; saute/fry for 1 more minute. Add in mushrooms and rosemary. Cook till the mushrooms begin to give off liquid (3 min). Stir in tomatoes and their liquid, wine, and reserved sausage. Bring to a simmer and cook (uncovered) for 5 min. Season with salt and pepper. Cook and drain pasta according to box directions.
  6. Toss pasta and sauce together. Spread half of the pasta mix in the prepared baking dish. Dot with spoonfuls of ricotta and top with the remaining pasta. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 min.
  7. In a small bowl combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan, and salt and pepper.
  8. Sprinkle breadcrumb mix over the pasta and continue to bake, uncovered, till the top is browned (10 min).
  9. NOTES : This is a pretty straightforward recipe for a hearty, robust dinner which's low in fat (24% of calories are from fat). If you want to cut the fat even further by using a chicken sausage, just remember which it will not crumble as nicely as the Italian sausages.