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It’s hard to beat the classic Italian flavors of this hearty, comforting dish. It has a slight kick, so omit the pepper flakes if you don’t want the heat. —Tammy Rowe, Bellevue, Ohio
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Nutritional Facts 1-1/3 cups (calculated without cheese) equals 299 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 853 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 14 g protein.
Originally published as Sausage & Penne Marinara in Simple & Delicious June/July 2010, p28
Medium-Bodied Red Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.
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Reviewed on May. 30, 2012 by CalgaryMomTo3
Loved this, very spicy for my little kids though. Will cut back on the spices next time cause there will be a next time.
Reviewed on May. 28, 2012 by victoria42367
Making it my second time tonight.. :-) very good! i cut the recipe in half for just me and still eat very well twice. :-)
Reviewed on May. 06, 2012 by afinney
Yummm! Husband and I both loved it. Two of my three kids are too picky and didn't like it, but the other loved it. I like cooking with fresh garlic so I added 3 cloves, crushed. I also used Italian bear sausage (any Italian sausage would work). I'll be making this again.
Reviewed on May. 01, 2012 by cookoholic
This is a definite keeper! For personal touches I used olive oil rather than canola, half each of a red and a green pepper, a little sugar, and I added about a quarter cup of red wine. My husband said "WOW" about 15 times through dinner!
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2012 by CLH413
Like food spicey, so used hot Italian sausage and more crushed red pepper and it was awesome! So easy too.
Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2012 by macsam1965
This was very good and tasty! I am always looking for something different with a unique flavor and this was it. The only thing I changed was decreased the red pepper to 1/8 tsp. My husband added american cheese to his. Thanks for the recipe!
Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2012 by jessjohnson
Very Good! I used bulk Italian sausage instead of the links, then just threw the peppers and onions in and sauted them along with the sausage without adding the oil. I would definitely make it again!
Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2012 by webesmiley
I used whole wheat penne and mild Italian turkey sausages. Oh, so good! I'll be keeping this recipe handy for those nites when I get home from work late.
Reviewed on Apr. 25, 2012 by victoria42367
I just happened to have everything for this tonight. It was very good! I out less pepper, used roll/tube of Italian sausage, since i cut recipe in half i did put little more sauce.... to avoid too much waste. only had little piece of green pepper left. I also could not find my basil, so instead of basil and oregano, i put Italian seasoning, but it turned out fine. I did not use the oil, but did put little butter in penn water... :-)
Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2012 by dollargirl
Like the others said - simple ingredients, easy to prepare, but a WOW taste.
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