Penne with Italian Sausage and Greens
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
- 1 pound Swiss chard, spinach or other mild-flavored greens
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced (use more or fewer, as preferred)
- 1 sweet red pepper, fresh or bottled, cut into thin strips
- 1/4 cup olive oil, more if needed
- 2 pounds coarsely grated cheese
- 12 ounces penne or other short pasta
- salt 
 
A zesty Italian dinner in a dish!
 
Directions
  • In a large pot, bring 3 quarts water and 2 tablespoons salt to a boil.
  • While water

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heats, prepare greens: remove any large stems, rinse leaves and chop coarsely. Slice garlic and
cut  the pepper into narrow strips. Cut sausage into 1" lengths, (casing on or off, as
preferred).
  • Over medium heat, brown the sausage in a heavy skillet, stirring occasionally. If,
    after browning, there is more than about a tablespoon of fat in the skillet, spoon some out. If
    there is little or no fat, add about a tablespoon of olive oil. Add garlic and pepper to the
    skillet, stir into the sausage, and cook about 5 minutes.
  • When the water boils, add pasta and
    cook according to package directions. About 5 minutes before pasta is done, add the chopped greens
    and submerge in the pasta water. Finish cooking the pasta and greens and drain thoroughly.
  • Put
    pasta in a serving dish, add sausage mixture and stir together. Pour olive oil over and serve
    immediately, with grated cheese on the side. (Sprinkle a little of the cheese on the top if you
    wish).


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