Penne with Tomato, Spinach, and Sausage
The flavors of this penne and sausage pasta dish combine perfectly. Enjoy with your favorite red wine!
Ingredients
- 1 pound of penne
- 1 pound of sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
- 3 cans (14.5 oz) of diced tomatoes, undrained
- 4 cups of fresh baby spinach
- 1/2 cup of fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
- 1/2 medium sweet onion, diced
- 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons of grated pecorino romano cheese
- 1 tablespoons of olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring pot of water to a boil and cook penne.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in large deep skillet on medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, then crumble sausage and add into skillet as well. Cook for 10-12 minutes or until sausage is browned.
- Drain excess oil, then add diced tomatoes, spinach, basil, salt, and pepper. Cook until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally.
- Drain pasta and lightly stir into skillet for 1-2 minutes
- Remove from heat. Stir in mozzarella and grated pecorino romano cheese.
- Serve in bowl. Enjoy this Penne with Tomato, Sausage, and Spinach recipe!
2 comments
OK, for this dish as a family there was a small divide, the kids loved it and wouldn’t change a thing! As for the adults, our only issue was the sauce; it was a little thin for our liking. No one had an issue with the ingredients or the flavor.
I’ll make this dish again but am thinking about changing the order of ingredients as I believe this will be a resolution for our sauce dilemma. My thought is to add the cheeses immediately following the addition of the tomatoes, thereby giving the sauce a little more structure while still maintaining the integrity of the original recipe.
Thank you for trying this recipe. If you think the sauce is a little thin for your liking, try draining one or two of the cans of diced tomatoes prior to adding.