Penne Pasta With Sausage And Spicy Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 3/4 cup canned tomato, in thick puree
• 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 lb penne pasta
• 1 lb lamb sausage
• fresh parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 in a large glass bowl, whisk together olive oil and lemon juice with the paprika, cumin, ginger, oregano, salt, and pepper.
• 2 stir in crushed tomatoes and the cilantro.
• 3 in a skillet, cook sausage and red peppers until pepper is almost soft.
• 4 let cool while pasta is cooking in a large pot of boiling water, cook the penne pasta, about 12 minutes or al dente.
• 5 add sausage and pepper to tomato sauce.
• 6 drain, then toss penne with the tomato sauce.
• 7 serve with parmigiano cheese.