Penne Sausage, Spinach & Cheese
Source of Recipe
Mimi's Archive
List of Ingredients
1 pound pork sausage
1 large onion, chopped
butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups half and half
1 beef bouillon package
8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 packages frozen chopped spinach, thaw and dry
1 pound penne, cooked to directionsRecipe
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Crumble and cook sausage in a saute pan until no longer pink, breaking up with a fork; transfer to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Add onion to skillet and cook until softened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes; transfer to bowl with sausage using a slotted spoon. Add butter to grease in skillet to measure 3 to 4 tablespoons. Add flour to grease and make a medium white sauce, gradually adding half & half. Add 1 beef bouillon packet to sauce. Don't let sauce get too thick add milk to thin it down.
Add 1/2 bag of shredded cheese to mixture. Add sugar, salt , pepper and hot sauce. Return sausage and onions to sauce; remove from burner and keep warm.Mix cooked spinach and penne in large pan, making sure spinach is separated. Pour sauce over pasta and spinach and transfer to a casserole dish. Bake 375ºF for 15 minutes. Top with remaining half of cheese mixture and bake additional 5 minutes (until cheese melts).
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