Penne With Chicken Mango Sausage and Spinach

"This was borne of desperation. I had limited ingredients on hand and a hungry trio of kids (ages 8, 8, and 5) to feed. This got rave reviews (one of my daughters asked why I made such a "fancy" dinner. LOL) and after feeding our family of five, we still had some leftovers for lunch. Very easy, reasonably healthy, and yummy... my kind of dinner!"
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Boil pasta per package directions.
  • While pasta is boiling, heat oil in very large skillet over medium heat.
  • Chop sausage into bite-size pieces. Add to skillet. Stir.
  • Add onion powder, garlic powder, ginger powder, salt and pepper. (ALL AMOUNTS FOR SPICES ARE APPROXIMATE -- I just gave a few shakes of each until it smelled good. For the record, I would have used fresh onion, garlic, and ginger if I'd had any!).
  • Cook until sausage is heated through.
  • Add bag of spinach. (Next time, I may use 2 bags, but this is what I had in the fridge.).
  • Stir to combine flavors well. Put lid on pan if desired to speed up cooking time. Cook until spinach is wilted.
  • Drain pasta when ready and add to skillet. Stir to combine flavors.
  • Serve and enjoy!

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Reviews

  1. Disclaimer, I used this as a jumping off point and never made the recipe as written. That said, what I made with the inspiration was delicious! Much to my great surprise, everyone loved it. I can't tell you how rare that is in my family. lol. So, as much as I hate reviews where the reviewer has modified the recipe beyond recognition, I'm going to post this because it really was that good. I used fresh onions & garlic, and ginger paste. I didn't have fresh spinach, so I used a bag of frozen chopped spinach. Plus, I added sweet peppers and carrots that I had left over from a party veggie tray. It was a bit spicy for my crowd, so I also tossed in about a quarter of a container of cream cheese (again, a party leftover). You can't beat carrots and ginger, and the cream cheese added just a tiny touch of sweetness without being very noticeable (it was a very small amount - not enough to make it "creamy".)
     
  2. I was looking for a creative way to use some mango sausage and found this great recipe! My kids and hubby loved it! I added more olive oil, a little water, the juice of one lemon (I should have added the zest, too), some chili powder, and a little honey. Then, we topped it with a little grated gruyere. Yum!
     
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