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Sausage Penne Bake Recipe

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No one will guess a dish this cheesy and filling could be healthy, but this one’s chock-full of eggplant, whole wheat pasta, tomatoes and fabulous flavor. —Barbara Kempen, Cambridge, Minnesota

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Sausage Penne Bake Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

35 20 55

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked whole wheat penne pasta
3/4 pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
1 small eggplant, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup dry red wine or chicken broth
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
3 tablespoons chopped ripe olives
2 teaspoons dried basil
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the sausage, eggplant and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
Stir in wine and garlic, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Drain pasta. Add the pasta, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, olives, basil and pepper to skillet.
Transfer to a 3-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 325 calories, 11 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 623 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 23 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Sausage Penne Bake in Healthy Cooking February/March 2011, p49

Storing Pasta

I store all my pastas in canning jars rather than the opened boxes. The pasta stays fresher, and the jars stack nicely, too, conserving pantry space. When I’m preparing my grocery list, I can see what I need at a glance. —Laurie S., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Full-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied red wine such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Syrah.

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Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2012 by vwgirl9

Family really enjoyed this

Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2012 by evamcp

Easy to make & delicious with lots of flavor!Note: It would be easy to cut back on sausage & cheese if you wanted less fat & use unsalted tomatoes to reduce sodium. I added a zucchini & it made such a wonderful dish full of veggies. My only sub was to use Italian seasoning instead of basil. However, some fresh basil leaves would be great!

Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2012 by popnmim

Just finished eating two bowls full. Excellant! Followed the recipe, but next time I will cut the onions into larger pieces and add a cup of canned corn. Maybe a bit of bell pepper.

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2012 by win30o6

Look at the Saturated fat content and the Sodium content. These numbers are for a one cup serving. Not "heart healthy" at all!!

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2011 by zrmag1

I'm a big fan of Eggplant. I used Whole grain Penne (that was all I had) instead of Whole wheat Penne . Loved it, loved it, loved it!

Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2011 by KWhitehead

Simple and so yummy! Reheats beautifully! Husband doesn't like eggplant, so I subbed in two chopped zucchinis and a chopped bell pepper. DELICIOUS.

Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2011 by asabot

Very good. We don't care for eggplant so I omitted it. I also added some garlic salt.

Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2011 by runs2eat13

This was delicious! My fiance doesn't like eggplant and he loved the dish. He didn't realize eggplant was in it until he was half way done. It heated up really well too for leftovers.

Reviewed on Feb. 06, 2011 by haddur

This was excellent!! The only thing I changed was I used Italian seasoning rather than basil and pepper. I added that seasoning to taste. The eggplant was delicious and the kids and hubby gobbled it up :)

Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2011 by cjt_minnesota

I loved this recipe! Even my very picky 4-year-old ate it up. He asked about the eggplant ("mommy, what is this stuff that isn't noodles and isn't sausage?"), so I told him it was aubergine. He shrugged, and kept on eating! Wonderful and filling.