Garden Fresh Sausage & Pasta

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb italian lamb sausage
• 1 medium onion
• 2 -3 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 zucchini
• 1 yellow zucchini
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 16 ounces tomato sauce (2 8 oz cans)
• 16 ounces penne pasta
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 put pot of water on to boil for pasta according to directions on the package.
• 2 slice both zucchinis lengthwise into quarters, then slice those pieces into chunks.
• 3 when water comes to a rolling boil, add pasta and zucchinis, cooking 10- 12 minutes or until pasta is al dente, then drain.
• 4 meanwhile, remove skins from the sausage and cut it into 1 inch chunks.
• 5 brown sausage in a large skillet over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until it is well browned.
• 6 remove sausage from skillet and drain on paper towels, discard the grease.
• 7 add olive oil to skillet.
• 8 thinly slice onion.
• 9 add onion, red bell pepper and garlic to skillet.
• 10 cook stirring to scrap up the browned bits on the bottom of the skillet.
• 11 cook until onion is transparent, about 3 minutes.
• 12 add tomato sauce, salt, pepper, oregano and rosemary to skillet.
• 13 bring to a boil then reduce and let simmer 10 minutes.
• 14 add drained pasta and vegetables.
• 15 serve in bowls topped with cheese.