Ingredients
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1 lb Italian sausage (hot or sweet)
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1/8 cup olive oil
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1 teaspoon fennel seed
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1 medium onion, chopped
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1/4 teaspoon cumin
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1 red pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
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1 green pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
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1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
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1 (700 ml) jar tomato sauce
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1/2 cup dry red wine
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1/4 cup chopped basil
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3 cups penne
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1/2 cup of pasta cooking water
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3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
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1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
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1 tablespoon chopped parsley
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1 garlic clove, minced
Instructions
- Prick sausages in several places.
- Heat oil in a large, deep frying pan set over medium high heat.
- Add sausages& cook until evenly browned- about 8 minutes.
- Remove from pan& cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Add onions to fat remaining in pan& saute for about 5 minutes.
- Return sausages to pan.
- Add fennel, garlic, cumin, peppers& celery; cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Drain excess fat from pan.
- Stir tomato sauce, basil& wine into sausage mixture.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat& simmer for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook penne, according to package directions until el dente (about 10 minutes).
- Drain- reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
- Combine sausage mixture, pasta & reserved cooking liquid in a 5 litre casserole dish.
- Mix well.
- Combine Mozarella& Parmesan cheese and parsley.
- Stir into the pasta mixture.
- Bake in preheated 375F oven for 30 minutes.