{"id":4910,"date":"2006-01-03T12:01:15","date_gmt":"2006-01-03T19:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2010-05-22T12:01:45","modified_gmt":"2010-05-22T19:01:45","slug":"mediterranean-penne-with-sausage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=4910","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean Penne with Sausage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2 red bell peppers, chopped<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1 small bulb fennel, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1 large onion, chopped<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1 small eggplant, peeled and cut into small chunks<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1 clove garlic, minced<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">3\/4 pound italian-style turkey sausage, casings removed<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1 jar (26 ounces) pasta sauce<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2 C. water<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2 tsp. fennel seeds, crushed<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1\/2 tsp. crushed red-pepper flakes<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">8 ounces penne pasta<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">Coat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray. Add the bell peppers, fennel bulb, onion, eggplant, and garlic. Coat with nonstick spray. Cook, stirring often, over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until the fennel starts to soften. Add the sausage. Cook, breaking up the sausage with the back of a spoon, for 3 minutes, or until no longer pink. Add the pasta sauce, water, fennel seeds, and red-pepper flakes. Stir to mix. Cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1\/2 C. of the cooking water. Place the pasta in a serving bowl. Top with the sauce. Add up to 1\/2 C. of the reserved cooking water, if needed, for the sauce to coat the pasta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 red bell peppers, chopped\u00c2\u00a0 1 small bulb fennel, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced\u00c2\u00a0 1 large onion, chopped\u00c2\u00a0 1 small eggplant, peeled and cut into small chunks\u00c2\u00a0 1 clove garlic, minced\u00c2\u00a0 3\/4 pound italian-style turkey sausage, casings removed\u00c2\u00a0 1 jar (26 ounces) pasta sauce\u00c2\u00a0 2 C. water\u00c2\u00a0 2 tsp. fennel seeds, crushed\u00c2\u00a0 1\/2 tsp. crushed red-pepper flakes\u00c2\u00a0 8 ounces penne pasta\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Coat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray. 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