Spicy Baked Penne with Sausage and Chard

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MAKES: 4 servings
By Wendy Skidmore, Los Altos, CA
October 2004
RECIPE BY Sunset

With three young children, Wendy Skidmore relies on dishes that are simple, quick, and use ingredients she typically has on hand. This tasty baked penne is a good example.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces dried penne pasta
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 links hot Italian sausage (8 oz. total), casings removed
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 2 cups chopped rinsed Swiss chard leaves (about 3 oz.)
  • 1 can (14 1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes
  • 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz.)
  • 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 636
  • Caloriesfromfat 50%
  • Protein 30g
  • Fat 35g
  • Satfat 15g
  • Carbohydrate 50g
  • Fiber 2.6g
  • Sodium 1079mg
  • Cholesterol 91mg

How to Make It

Step 1

In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring about 4 quarts water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender to bite, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Pour oil into the same pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and garlic and stir, breaking apart with spoon, until sausage is crumbled and brown, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Add chard and stir until wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice, salt, pepper, and cooked pasta. Pour mixture into a 2- to 2 1/2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan cheeses over the top.

Step 4

Bake in a 350° oven until cheese is browned and bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes.

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Ratings & Reviews

Zabella's Review

KKsMomma
November 04, 2012
This was such a great dish. I wanted to find a way to use the Rainbow Swiss chard that came with my CSA order and came across this recipe using the pantry list search (such a cool tool!). I used fresh chicken sausage and whole wheat rigatoni since that was what I had on hand. My husband and I loved it and the spice of the sausage really offered a nice punch of flavor. I took the suggestion of other reviewers and layered the cheese with the pasta mixture.

KKsMomma's Review

Zabella
December 15, 2011
What a fabulous way to incorporate chard! My family devoured this dish. I used a lean chicken sausage - hot italian-style and mixed in half the cheese as KendrainNC did. Delicious.

KendrainNC's Review

KendrainNC
November 12, 2008
This was great! I used elbow noodles b/c it's what I had on hand, and mixed half the cheese blend in with the pasta and topped it with the other half. Will make again!