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Creamy Tomato Penne with Italian Sausage
Penne pasta and Italian sausage tossed in a creamy tomato sauce.
Course
Main Dishes
Cuisine
American
Keyword
basil, Cream Cheese, Food, italian, italian cusine, marscapone cheese, mascarpone, pasta, penne pasta, Recipe
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
Total Time
25
minutes
Servings
4
Servings
Ingredients
Ingredients:
1
pound
ground Italian sausage
1/2
medium onion
diced
2
garlic cloves
minced
1
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes with Basil
1/2
teaspoon
dried oregano
1/4
cup
mascarpone cheese
Italian cream cheese
kosher salt and pepper as needed
1
pound
penne pasta
handful of fresh basil leaves
Instructions
In a large skillet, brown Italian sausage over medium heat. Remove to colander to strain the grease.
In the same skillet, add onion and garlic. Cook 3 minutes or until onion has softened.
Add tomatoes and oregano to the skillet. Return sausage to the skillet. Cook over medium heat while you prepare your pasta.
Meanwhile, start your pasta. Cook pasta according to package directions. Strain.
Stir mascarpone cheese into tomato sauce. Once the cheese has melted, stir in penne pasta. Toss to coat.
Gently chop basil and sprinkle it over the pasta. Serve hot.
Notes
Enjoy!