Tunisian Penne Recipes

TUNISIAN PENNE

Steps:

• In a saucepan with salted boilling water, cook pasta until al dente. Drain and oil a little bit. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, brown the onions in oil. Add salt and pepper.
• Add sausages and cook until they are golden on each sides.
• Add tomato paste and cook 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth and stir well. Bring to boil and let simmer slowly until sausages are cooked.
• Add pasta and reheat.
• Add parsley and adjust seasonings.

LENTIL SOUP FROM RICARDO

Steps:

• In a casserole, brown onions, garlic and curi powder or cumin in oil.
• Add carrots and sauté 1 minute.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Bring to boil, cover and let simmer slowly 10 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning.

THREE CHEESE AND HERB PENNE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cook and drain pasta according to package directions, and pour into a 9x13" baking dish.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in flour, mustard powder, and nutmeg. Gradually stir in milk and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Toss cheeses together and reserve about 3/4 cup of tossed cheese. Add remaining cheese to sauce a handful at a time, stirring until melted.
• Stir in herbs, salt, and pepper.
• Toss sauce with pasta. Sprinkle with reserved cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until cheese on top is melted and crusty (you may need to add a couple of minutes under the broiler if you like your cheese really brown!).

VEGAN PUMPKIN PENNE

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the onion and garlic in the olive oil over moderate heat until soft and translucent.
• Stir in the pumpkin, broth, water, soymilk, nutmeg, and some salt & pepper to taste.
• Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• While the sauce is simmering, boil the penne in salted water until al dente, about 8 minutes.
• Dain penne well, reserving about 1 cup of the cooking water.
• Add the penne to the sauce and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring and thinning with reserved water if needed, for 5-20minutes or until pasta is well-coated.
• Stir parsley into pasta and serve with parmesan cheese, as desired.