Italian Sausage Penne Skillet

Servings: 2

Ingredients:

• 2 hot Italian sausages

• ~50g dry penne pasta

• 3 bell peppers, sliced

• 1/2-1 red onion, sliced

• 3-4 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 roma tomatoes, diced

• 2 tbsp tomato paste

• ½ cup chicken or vegetable broth

• ½ tsp crushed chilli flakes

• 1 tsp Italian seasoning

• 1 tsp fennel seeds

• salt & pepper, to taste

Directions:

• Cook the paste until al dente, then drain and set aside.

• Brown the sausage in a skillet with a bit of oil (and optional water), then remove and slice.

• Saute the aromatics (onions, spices, garlic, tomato) in the same skillet. Add bell pepper, tomato paste and broth; cook until veggies are tender.

• Add sliced sausage back to the skillet and simmer until fully cooked and the sauce thickens.

• Toss in the pasta, stir to coat.