As I mentioned in my first post, I love Italian food. However, some dishes need to cook for hours before the flavours develop fully. There's nothing like a good pasta dish, but I don't always have the time to let it simmer for an hour or more! Well, I came up with a twist on an classic pasta sauce with sausage for your week nights. It will only take you 20 minutes to make and it tastes great.
You will need:
1 box (454g) of penne or any other short pasta
4 Italian sausages (hot or not depending on your taste), sliced on an angle
Dried chili peppers (depending on how hot you want it!)
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped in large pieces
1 Red pepper, cut in large pieces
1 Orange peppers cut in large pieces
1 small can of tomato paste
1 can of chicken stock (I prefer the low sodium kind)
1 big handful of arugula
Parmigiano cheese to taste
Salt & Pepper to taste
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| You can add all the veggies you want! |
First, cook the pasta according to the instructions on the box, but drain the pasta just shy of being al dente and keep about 1/2 cup of the pasta water for later.
Second, in a big pan, cook the sausages. When almost cooked, add all the vegetables and sauté for about 5 minutes. The list of vegetables above is just a suggestion, you can add anything else you think might be interesting (or whatever is in your refrigerator). I sometimes add asparagus, mushrooms, broccoli and even cauliflower. Add the tomato paste, chicken stock, salt and pepper and stir well. Let simmer for about 5 to 7 minutes.
Add the arugula and Parmagiano cheese and stir one last time before serving in pasta bowls.
And there you have it! Simple and tasty. It's a recipe with a big punch of flavour and I'm sure it will become one of your favourites too!
Enjoy and buon appetito!
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