Italian Penne Saporito Recipes

PENNE ARRABIATA

Steps:

• In a medium (10-inch) pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, warm the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, tossing occasionally, until the garlic has softened and is lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, drain the tomatoes, place them in a food processor fitted with the steel blade, and pulse until they're roughly chopped. With a slotted spoon, transfer the garlic to the food processor and pulse again to chop the garlic. Pour the tomato mixture into the pot with the olive oil, add the fennel, red pepper flakes, red wine, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in the basil, taste for seasonings (it will be very spicy!), and keep warm over very low heat.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a full boil. Add 2 tablespoons kosher salt and the penne and cook according to the directions of the package.
• Two minutes before the pasta is al dente, using a wire or spider strainer, lift the pasta out of the boiling water and add it to the sauce, along with 1/4 cup of the pasta water. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, until the pasta is al dente. Spoon the pasta into low shallow bowls, sprinkle with extra basil and Parmesan cheese, and serve hot.

ITALIAN PENNE SAPORITO

Steps:

• Boil the water for the pasta adding 1 tsp oil to keep it from boiling over when you are cooking the pasta. Cook the pasta until slightly less done than you would like it. Thaw spinach in microwave if it is still frozen.
• Meanwhile, add 2 tsp oil to a large nonstick skillet or any large pan you have available over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey, bacon, onion, garlic, seasoning salt, worcestershire sauce, and italian seasoning and cook turkey, breaking it up as you go along until it is thoroughly cooked.
• Add mushrooms and cook until tender.
• Add tomatoes and bring mixture to a boil. Meanwhile, ring spinach out to get all of the moisture you can out of it. Chop finely.
• Drain pasta and add to mixture along with spinach. Continue to simmer until pasta and spinach are tender.
• Sprinkle cheese over top and serve (with additional cheese if desired).