{"id":5897,"date":"2014-03-31T10:50:22","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T16:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=5897"},"modified":"2014-03-31T10:50:22","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T16:50:22","slug":"one-pan-penne-with-sausage-spinach-and-sundried-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/31\/one-pan-penne-with-sausage-spinach-and-sundried-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"One Pan Penne with Sausage, Spinach and Sundried Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

A special thanks to Andrea who introduced me to this dish and the cookbook it came from! \u00a0She made this for Ben and me when we went to visit Boston and stayed with them for a night. \u00a0After a day of traveling it was so nice to be in someone’s home for dinner and to have such a satisfying and delicious meal.<\/p>\n

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What originally attracted me to the recipe, before I’d even tasted it, was that everything is made in one pan! \u00a0No boiling pasta separately and adding it to another pan where you’ve made the sauce. \u00a0You get to do it all together and only have one pan to clean. \u00a0This makes me very happy (and Ben, too since he’s the one who usually does the dishes after dinner).<\/p>\n

This recipe is from America’s Test Kitchen Family Recipes<\/a>, a cookbook I bought on Amazon the same night I had this pasta. \u00a0I love the Test Kitchen. \u00a0I think I’ve mentioned this before. \u00a0The recipes are reliably good and they include tips on ingredients and methods to use in the kitchen. \u00a0They also give you the whys and hows of cooking and baking. \u00a0Included in this large ring-bound cookbook are tons of recipes for all kinds of things, appetizers to desserts. \u00a0Inside the front cover you’ll find some emergency substitutions, and inside the back cover are temps for cooking meat, equivalent measurements and conversions for baking. \u00a0Inside you’ll not only find recipes but cookware tips and food safety. \u00a0I often find myself pulling out my phone to remind myself how many tablespoons are in 1\/4 cup or what temperature my pork should be, but this book has it easily accessible and I won’t get flour on my phone! \u00a0Have I sufficiently plugged the cookbook? \u00a0I should be getting paid for this…<\/p>\n

This pasta dish is delicious and comforting, but not heavy. \u00a0There is some heavy cream and Parmesan which makes the dish just rich enough without making you feel like you’re over indulging. \u00a0You can use hot, sweet or mild Italian sausage in this dish. \u00a0The spinach and sun-dried tomatoes are the perfect additions.<\/p>\n

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To prep ahead you can cut the onion and garlic and store them separately. \u00a0If you have sun-dried tomato halves you can slice them and store them as well. \u00a0You can grate the Parmesan unless you bought it already grated. \u00a0I didn’t try making this completely ahead, but did have some reheated the next day for lunch and it was terrific.<\/p>\n

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Sausage, Spinach and Sun-dried Tomatoes with Penne<\/h3>\n

From Americas’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Serves 4-6<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n