Emeril's Penne With Italian Sausage

Submitted by linguinelisa

"This recipe is from Emeril Lagasse. I've been meaning o try it but haven't gotten around to it yet. When I do I will post an update........it sounds delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb penne pasta
• 1 lb sweet Italian sausage
• 2 cups thinly sliced yellow onions
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• parmesan cheese

directions

1. Cook penne pasta according to package directions.
2. While waiting for pasta to cook, cook crumbled Italian sausage in large skillet, about 7 to 8 minutes. (If sausage is in casings, remove and cook.) After sausage is browned add onions and saute, about 8 to 10 minutes, until golden. Add garlic, salt and pepper and saute for 30 seconds.
3. Drain the cooked pasta and combine with sausage mixture. Add extra-virgin olive oil and fresh basil and toss gently to combine.
4. Serve garnished with Parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[duonyte]

This is a good, basic recipe, valuable in part because it is so quick to make. There is no sauce, really, with this pasta, which Mr Grumpy objected to. I cooked half the sausage as instructed, and the other half was sliced, as he likes to see chunks of meat, and I think that worked well. I ended up adding some additional herbs and a bit of red pepper. If your family prefers sauced pastas, this probably won't work. I liked it quite well, but will probably have to make it again when it's only me for dinner. I think adding some sliced spinach to this would work very well.