A Penne For Your Thoughts

Cooking (especially baking) can be extremely intimidating when starting out. From the minute you enter the grocery store... "Oh gosh! What's the difference between a flank steak & a round eye roast?! How am I supposed to know that feta cheese & goat cheese are different?! Arrrrgh!

Jane of all Trades Advice: Practice makes perfect and if you don't use it, ya lose it. So get cookin'! Here is a delicious recipe (created by yours truly) to get you started.  

Penne Romano

  Recipe serves 4 - 6 

 

You Will Need:

1 box penne

1 can diced tomatoes

2 cups sliced mushrooms

2 cups spinach

6 cloves garlic

1 lb. seasoned turkey sausage 

1 cup grated fresh Romano cheese

1/2 cup olive oil

dash of cayenne pepper

Directions:

Cut sausage in 4 parts & cook on medium heat

In separate pan, pour 1/2 cup of olive oil on high heat

Once oil starts to smoke, reduce heat and add mushrooms, spinach & garlic

...Cook through

Then add:

cooked sausage (cut up into 1 inch pieces)

diced tomatoes

1/2 cup Romano cheese

 ...and cook until hot & bubbling

Serve with a dusting of Romano cheese & basil