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Recipe: Rotini with Sausage, Spinach and Mushrooms

June 16, 2011 · FoodHussy · Leave a Comment

This past couple of weeks I have NOT been able to cook near as much as I would like – but I do have one recipe that I made a couple of weeks ago ready to share!

Just the name and the main ingredients – Penne with Sausage, Spinach and Mushrooms. What more could you need?

I realized AFTER making this that it was really calling for the pre-cooked sausage – more like a kielbasa – but this version worked just fine. I also subbed button mushrooms instead of wild.

I was AMAZED at the spinach! I’ve never actually cooked with fresh spinach. I’ve eaten it a million times but cooking with it is unique. You load the pan and then in just a few minutes – poof – it’s deflated! I was a bit conservative because I didn’t know if Larry would like it – but next time I would add what the recipe asked for.

Then – throw the pasta in! Smelling good…Once you add the cheese – it creates a sauce with the chicken broth. The cheese gets a bit stringy as mozzarella tends to – but I was really surprised by the sauce that created.

And here’s the finished product. It was really great! It makes a good sized casserole dish full and gave me lots of lunches! 
I’m really learning that these recipes are just guidelines – once you make them – you can think of so many things to add and make them your own! 
Rotini with Sausage, Mushrooms & Spinach
(Bon Appetit – October 1998)

Button mushrooms would also be fine here.
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Yield: Serves 4



Ingredients


3 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 pound fully cooked pork, chicken or turkey sausages, thickly sliced into rounds
3/4 pound fresh wild mushrooms (such as crimini or stemmed shiitake), thickly sliced
3/4 cup chopped shallots
5 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1 10-ounce package ready-to-use spinach leaves
1 1/4 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
3/4 pound rotini or penne pasta, freshly cooked
2 cups (about 8 ounces) grated provolone or mozzarella cheese

Directions

Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausages, mushrooms, shallots, garlic and crushed red pepper. Sauté until mushrooms begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Add spinach and broth; toss until spinach wilts, about 2 minutes. Add pasta and cheese; toss until cheese melts and sauce coats pasta, about 3 minutes.






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Hi! My name is Heather Johnson and I’m the hussy behind Food Hussy!

I’m a food & travel blogger and have been blogging since 2008. I started out with restaurant reviews in Cincinnati but have since expanded to recipes and road trips. Most recently, I launched an Air Fryer Cookbook and won Guy’s Grocery Games!

 

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