Penne With Zucchini And Sausage

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 italian sausages
• 1/4-1/2 cup water
• 1 cup of chopped onion
• 4 cloves of minced garlic
• 1 cup of sliced zucchini
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans of s&w ready-cut diced tomatoes with green pepper and onion
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 8 ounces cooked penne pasta
• 1/4 cup grated romano cheese

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 heat a heavy skillet, preferably cast iron over medium to high heat.
• 3 add the olive oil and italian sausage.
• 4 brown sausage for 5 minutes on each side.
• 5 add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water to the skillet, cover with foil and place in oven.
• 6 cook for 35 minutes or until sausage is cooked.
• 7 while the sausage cooks heat a large skillet and add the chopped onion, garlic and zuchinni.
• 8 cook until tender, approximately 10 minutes.
• 9 add the tomatoes and oregano.
• 10 bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for approximately 20 minutes or until the sauce is slightly thickned.
• 11 you may add some pasta water if the sauce gets to thick.
• 12 remove sauce from heat.
• 13 season with pepper to taste and add the cooked pasta and toss.
• 14 cover the pan and let sit a few minutes.
• 15 slice the sausage and mix with pasta.
• 16 serve with grated romano cheese.