I know I sound like a broken record, and that I’ve told you before about this great cookbook, The Complete 15-Minute Gourmet. But I can’t help it, really! Everything I make from this book is fabulous, I have yet to be disappointed.
The other day I was browsing through the recipes I had bent the page corners on, and I settled on this tasty sounding pasta dish. We recently bought half a pig and I have an abundance of ground pork. This particular recipes calls for bulk pork sausage, so I decided to make the same sausage I use for my pizza.
This recipe was delicious and it was very easy to put together. 15 minutes? Yes, probably, after you prep everything, but that’s how everything is in this book. You won’t be disappointed!
Penne with Tomato-Sage Sausage Sauce
8 oz penne pasta (I used almost double)
12 oz bulk pork sausage (I used a pound)
1/2 cup minced shallots (I used the shallots I had left and used green onions for the rest)
1 tsp minced garlic
2 14-oz cans diced tomatoes
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried sage (I only had ground sage, so I used about half)
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup heavy cream
freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
If you chop and measure out everything ahead of time, this recipe will come together in a snap!
Cook the penne according to package directions.
Add the sausage, shallots, and garlic to a large saute pan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring to crumble the sausage, for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned and thoroughly cooked.
Because my sausage is not from the store, but rather the farmer, it’s not as lean as most. So while there’s no step in the written recipe to drain off the fat, I had to do that.
Stir in the tomatoes, oregano, sage, and red pepper flakes. When the liquid comes to a boil, cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes.
When the penne is done, drain well, and return to the pasta pan.
Add the tomato sauce and cream (I dumped it into the pan with the tomato and sausage mixture, stirred it up then added the cream).
Stir over low heat for one minute or until warm.
Garnish the servings with Parmesan cheese.
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Penne with Tomato Sage Sausage Sauce
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Print It Rate ItIngredients
- 8 oz penne pasta I used almost double
- 12 oz bulk pork sausage I used a pound
- 1/2 cup minced shallots I used the shallots I had left and used green onions for the rest
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 14- oz cans diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried sage I only had ground sage, so I used about half
- 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook the penne according to package directions.
- Add the sausage, shallots, and garlic to a large saute pan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring to crumble the sausage, for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned and thoroughly cooked.
- Because my sausage is not from the store, but rather the farmer, it’s not as lean as most. So while there’s no step in the written recipe to drain off the fat, I had to do that.
- Stir in the tomatoes, oregano, sage, and red pepper flakes. When the liquid comes to a boil, cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes.
- When the penne is done, drain well, and return to the pasta pan.
- Add the tomato sauce and cream (I dumped it into the pan with the tomato and sausage mixture, stirred it up then added the cream).
- Stir over low heat for one minute or until warm.
- Garnish the servings with Parmesan cheese.
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Amanda Formaro is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four grown children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years. She is also a craft book author five times over and product developer as well as the owner of FunFamilyCrafts.com. You can find her on social media by using the buttons to the left!
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Stephanie Hicks says
I have made this twice now, using Rigatoni because we love that shape pasta the best! I also bought sage breakfast ground sausage at Whole Foods, so it made it so easy! I still added the oregano in and extra cream. This recipe is so versatile, I will add chopped red pepper next time too, we love this recipe, thank you!
Wanda says
This is one of the best easy and quick recipes I’ve come across online… and I came across it almost ten years ago here! It is forgiving with the type of pasta you use (mafalda or bow ties for me), the onion you use (I’ve done them all, sometimes in combination) and you can add or reduce your seasonings (except the sage) to your liking. It is fabulous and reheats beautifully for leftovers (we are a party of two).
Laura Raymond says
It was great! Easy to make! I used sage sausage in leu of adding sage, did not add oregano because I had canned tomato with onion, oregano, garlic, did not have green onion so I finely chopped red onion which I always have on hand and though I always keep heavy cream on hand I did not think it needed it. I did add a small can of tomato sauce which did not overpower. So easy to add lib with this recipe and still come out with a great outcome.
Althea says
The instructions call for tomato sauce but it is not listed in the ingredient list.
Amanda Formaro says
It’s not referring to canned tomato sauce, but rather to the sauce you made during the recipe.
Christine says
Just made this yummy and easy thanks