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Skillet Sausage and Mushroom Penne

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on October 7, 2013

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Skillet Sausage and Mushroom Penne

Ingredients

12 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed4 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and quartered2 ¼ cups chicken broth 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes 12 ounces (3 ¾ cups) penne ¾ cup heavy cream 2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup), plus extra for servingSalt and pepper

Before You Begin

You can use hot Italian sausage instead of sweet.

Instructions

  1. Cook sausage in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up pieces with spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer sausage-mushroom mixture to bowl.
  2. Return now-empty skillet to medium-high heat and add broth, tomatoes and their juice, pasta, and cream and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer, stirring frequently, until pasta is al dente, about 15 minutes.
  3. Stir sausage mushroom mixture and ½ cup Parmesan into pasta. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with remaining ½ cup Parmesan, cover skillet, and remove from heat until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Serve, passing extra Parmesan separately.
Skillet Sausage and Mushroom Penne

Skillet Sausage and Mushroom Penne

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

12 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
4 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
2 ¼ cups chicken broth
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
12 ounces (3 ¾ cups) penne
¾ cup heavy cream
2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup), plus extra for serving
Salt and pepper

Ingredients

12 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
4 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
2 ¼ cups chicken broth
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
12 ounces (3 ¾ cups) penne
¾ cup heavy cream
2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup), plus extra for serving
Salt and pepper

Ingredients

12 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
4 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
2 ¼ cups chicken broth
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
12 ounces (3 ¾ cups) penne
¾ cup heavy cream
2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup), plus extra for serving
Salt and pepper

Why This Recipe Works

Cooking the pasta right in the sauce infuses it with flavor and restricts the cooking to one pan.

Before You Begin

You can use hot Italian sausage instead of sweet.

Instructions

  1. Cook sausage in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up pieces with spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer sausage-mushroom mixture to bowl.
  2. Return now-empty skillet to medium-high heat and add broth, tomatoes and their juice, pasta, and cream and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer, stirring frequently, until pasta is al dente, about 15 minutes.
  3. Stir sausage mushroom mixture and ½ cup Parmesan into pasta. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with remaining ½ cup Parmesan, cover skillet, and remove from heat until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Serve, passing extra Parmesan separately.

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