Sausage Penne With Zucchini And Goat Cheese

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces penne pasta, uncooked
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 ounces chicken sausage or 8 ounces turkey sausage, uncooked and casing removed
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 medium zucchini, sliced into half moons
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato, oil-packed (or reconstituted in hot water)
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup goat cheese

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until just al dente.
• 2 while the water heats and the pasta cooks, heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. add the sausage and saute until cooked all the way through, about 5 minutes. remove the sausage from the pan and put it on a plate.
• 3 put the onion and the garlic in the saute pan, and cook for a few minutes, until the onion is translucent.
• 4 add the zucchini and cook until lightly carmelized, about 5 more minutes.
• 5 season with salt and pepper.
• 6 add the sun-dried tomatoes, the stock, and the reserved sausage and keep warm until the pasta is ready.
• 7 drain the pasta and add it directly to the pan with the sausage and vegetables.
• 8 cook together for 30 seconds, turn off the heat, and sprinkle on the cheese just before serving.