Penne with Tomato Sage Sausage Sauce
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 462cal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 ounces penne pasta 14-16 ounces
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- ½ cup minced shallots
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes two 14 ounce cans
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried sage or 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
- ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook the penne according to package directions.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring to crumble the sausage, for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned and thoroughly cooked. Drain sausage if needed.
- 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 to the pasta.
- Stir over low heat for one minute or until warm.
- Garnish with parmesan cheese.
Notes
- You can easily halve this recipe for less servings.
- We used penne pasta, but you can use any kind of pasta you prefer here! Spaghetti, ziti, rigatoni, mostaccoli - you name it.
- Grab a pound of ground pork sausage. Regular, mild, or hot all work. You can easily substitute with ground beef if preferred.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 462cal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 380mg | Potassium: 523mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 392IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3mg
