Sweet Italian Sausage Vegetable Ziti

Name: Sweet Italian Sausage Vegetable Ziti
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 quarts water; 1 tablespoon salt; 12 ounces ziti pasta; 2 ounces olive oil; 8 ounces sweet Italian turkey sausage link -- remove from the skin (pork works great too); 5 cloves garlic -- chopped; 1 small Vidalia onion -- julienne; 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1 small jalapeno (if you like it spicy leave the seeds in) -- finely chopped; 1 medium red bell pepper -- julienned; 3 ounces button mushroom -- quartered; 14 1/2 ounces petite diced tomatoes; 2 ounces tomato paste; 8 ounces heavy cream; as needed salt; 8 leaves basil -- chiffonade cut (fine ribbon); as desired Parmesan cheese

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Falls Church

First dish for my second year students seeing what they remember over the long summer:)

@chefcraig @chefcraigswoodcrafts

Falls Church

First dish for my second year students seeing what they remember over the long summer:)

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Ingredients

6 servings

4 quartswater
1 tablespoonsalt
12 ouncesziti pasta
2 ouncesolive oil
8 ouncessweet Italian turkey sausage link -- remove from the skin (pork works great too)
5 clovesgarlic -- chopped
1small Vidalia onion -- julienne
1/2 teaspoonfennel seed
1/2 teaspoonoregano
1/2 teaspoonblack pepper
1small jalapeno (if you like it spicy leave the seeds in) -- finely chopped
1medium red bell pepper -- julienned
3 ouncesbutton mushroom -- quartered
14 1/2 ouncespetite diced tomatoes
2 ouncestomato paste
8 ouncesheavy cream
as neededsalt
8 leavesbasil -- chiffonade cut (fine ribbon)
as desired Parmesan cheese

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Steps

1

Bring the water to a boil with the salt. Cook the pasta per the box directions. Drain and place in a covered bowl.
2

In a large sauce pot break up the sausage and saute the sausage with the olive oil until lightly browned about 4 minutes over a moderately high heat
3

Add the garlic and the onions and cook for 2 minutes.
4

Add the fennel seed, oregano and black pepper.
5

Add the jalapenos and the red bell peppers and cook for 2 minutes.
6

Add the diced tomatoes with juice the tomato paste and heavy cream and simmer for 10 minutes.
7

Adjust the seasoning with salt as needed Add the cut basil and add just before service.
8

Toss with the pasta and serve.