Creamy Penne With Sausage and Spinach
This earthy penne pasta dish contains Italian sausage, spinach, and sage, tossed with a creamy cheese sauce.
- Prep Time: 14 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Pasta, Italian Sausage
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 to 10 ounces chopped frozen spinach, thawed
- 3 cups penne pasta, about 12 ounces
- 12 ounces sweet Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, pressed
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh chopped sage
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2/3 cups grated Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the penne pasta in boiling salted water following the package directions; save 1/2 cup of the pasta water and drain.
- Meanwhile, crumble the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat; cook for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the onion and cook for 3 to 4 more minutes, until the onion is translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir the flour into the sausage mixture; stir and cook for 2 minutes longer.
- Add the sage and wine and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in the chicken stock and spinach. Cook, until the spinach has wilted.
- Stir in the hot cooked penne pasta, cream, and 2/3 cup of Parmesan cheese. Heat through. Add some of the reserved pasta water, if desired.
- Taste and add salt and pepper, as needed.
- Spoon into a serving dish and top with more grated Parmesan cheese.
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