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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 Mar. 09, 2013 by Dianaore
this was quick and very good. We added some gorgonzola cheese on top of ours and it added the right taste.
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2013 by gregspotato
LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe. So easy and delicious.
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.
Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2012 by stacienbob
My kids loved this one and asked if I would make it again after only taking a few bites.
Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2011 by vewebber58
I looked and looked for a recipe to use some Italian sausage I had on hand.......it came down to two, and I ultimately chose this one because I didn't have the ziti the other recipe called for. I'm so glad I made this one.....it was delicious! I thought the ingredients sounded too "simple" for it to be very impressive, but I was wrong! The rest of the family loved it as well. Great recipe....definitely one I'll use over and over again!
Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2011 by 5100
Would absolutely make again! Made it with turkey sausage and Ronzoni Smart Taste penne to cut some of the fat. Delicious!
Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2010 by sabrinahall2
Excellent dish. My family of 7 absolutely love it. Even my two picky eaters.
Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2010 by momtomatt
Wow! This simple recipe was so good! My family loved it and it couldn't have been easier to make.This recipe would have been great "as is", but I I did make some changes to suit my our tastes:We do not like green pepper, so I used a red pepper instead.I used 1 tsp chopped garlic instead of the garlic powder.I also added 1 tsp dried parsley and 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning.I used 1 Tbsp olive oil instead of the canola oil.
Wow! This simple recipe was so good! My family loved it and it couldn't have been easier to make.
This recipe would have been great "as is", but I I did make some changes to suit my our tastes:
We do not like green pepper, so I used a red pepper instead.
I used 1 tsp chopped garlic instead of the garlic powder.
I also added 1 tsp dried parsley and 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning.
I used 1 Tbsp olive oil instead of the canola oil.
Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2010 by wmesser
One of my husbands top 5, he loves this!
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2010 by donrymple
This is a very good dish. I got 4 meals for the two of us and as time went on the taste got even better. I did use the small penne pasta and added a teaspoon of Better than Bouillon.
Reviewed on Jul. 16, 2010 by ethel2345
This was a very quick and easy meal to make and full of wonderful flavor. I used both sweet and hot Italian Chicken sausage and it tasted great! I have already printed and laminated this recipe and put it in my recipe box!
Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2010 by renu
My teenage son made this last night and it was delicious! We used hot pork sausage but next time we'll use Italian Turkey Sausage to cut down on the fat. We also used the Ronzoni Smart Taste Penne. My family is not real keen on green peppers so we used orange bell peppers......added nice color and couldn't even taste them. Loved the spiciness of this dish......definitely a keeper!!
Reviewed on Jun. 06, 2010 by mbond
Tried this recipe for lunch after church today. I was so easy and really fast. I'm having to watch my fat intake so I used chicken sausage instead of Italian sausage. It was really great. Even my granddaughter who is almost 3 loved it.
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