Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • 1 pound penne
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large hot Italian sausage
  • left in casing
  • 1 large sweet Italian sausage
  • left in casing
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • sliced
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 2 cups tomato puree
  • such a passata
  • Garlic breadcrumbs
  • for serving

Instruction

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil
  • Liberally salt the water and cook penne to al dente
  • While the pasta cooks, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat
  • With your fingers, break off little pieces of the sausage with its casing to form sausage meatballs, about 4-5 per sausage
  • Brown the sausage balls on all sides
  • Add garlic to the pan and cook until slightly brown; deglaze with white wine
  • Add tomato purée and cook until slightly reduced and the sausage meatballs are cooked through, about 4-5 minutes
  • Toss hot penne with meatballs and sauce, and top with garlic breadcrumbs