Penna pasta and savory chicken sausage mixed with zucchini, garlic, and pink sauce.
\nCook: 35<\/p>\n
Stir in drained pasta<\/strong> and zucchini.<\/strong> If needed, add splashes of reserved pasta cooking water<\/strong> until everything is thoroughly coated in sauce.<\/strong> Taste and season with salt<\/strong> and pepper.<\/strong> (If your pan isn\u2019t ovenproof, transfer pasta<\/strong> mixture to a baking dish now.) Evenly top with mozzarella.<\/strong> Broil until melted and lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. (Watch carefully to avoid burning. The broiler is a powerful tool!) Let cool slightly, then divide between plates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" with Pink Sauce and Mozzarella Yield: 2 Adapted from: EveryPlate Penna pasta and savory chicken sausage mixed with zucchini, garlic, and pink sauce. Cook: 35 1zucchini 3cloves garlic 1tsp Italian seasoning 1TBS tomato paste 2TBS cream cheese 9oz Italian chicken or pork sausage, mild or hot \u00bdcup mozzarella cheese 6oz penne pasta salt & pepper cooking oil butter Prep: Heat the broiler to high. Bring a medium pot of salted water to boil. Wash and dry produce. Trim and quarter…<\/p>\n
\nPrep:<\/strong>
\nHeat the broiler to high. Bring a medium pot of salted water<\/strong> to boil. Wash and dry produce.<\/strong> Trim and quarter zucchini<\/strong> lengthwise, slice crosswise into \u00bc-inch-thick pieces. Peel and finely chop garlic.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSaut\u00e9 zucchini:<\/strong>
\nHeat a drizzle of oil<\/strong> in a large, preferably ovenproof, pan over high heat. Add zucchini<\/strong> and season with salt<\/strong> and pepper.<\/strong> Cook, stirring, until browned and tender, 4-5 minutes. Turn off heat, remove from pan and set aside.<\/p>\n
\nCook pasta:<\/strong>
\nOnce water<\/strong> is boiling, add pasta<\/strong> to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. Reserve \u00bd cup pasta cooking water<\/strong>, then drain.<\/p>\n
\nCook sausage:<\/strong>
\nMeanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil<\/strong> in pan used for zucchini<\/strong> over medium-high heat. Add sausage,<\/strong> cook, breaking up meat<\/strong> into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Add garlic<\/strong> and Italian Seasoning,<\/strong> cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Stir in tomato paste<\/strong> until thoroughly coated.<\/p>\n
\nMake sauce:<\/strong>
\nSlowly stir 1 cup plain water<\/strong> into pan with sausage mixture<\/strong> until combined. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring often, until sauce<\/strong> has thickened, 3-5 minutes. Season with salt<\/strong> and pepper.<\/strong> Stir in cream cheese<\/strong> and 1 TBS butter<\/strong> until melted.<\/p>\n