Description
Today , I felt like having pasta for dinner with tons of cheese. Just browsed through the food network site for the recipe . There is always Racheal Ray's 30 minute recipes , bubbly and cheesy like her and ofcourse can be made within 30 minutes. After making a few changes to the original recipe , here is my version of the pasta dish !| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | Penne rigate [ i have used ronzoni healthy harvest , whole wheat pasta] |
| 1 lb | Chicken sausages [ cooked ] |
| 3 T | Olive oil |
| 1 no | Onion [ thinly sliced ] |
| 3 no | Garlic [ chopped ] |
| 1 cup | Chicken stock |
| 1 can | Tomato sauce [ 8 oz ] |
| 1 cup | Parsely |
| 1 cup | Grated parmesan cheese |
| 3 slice | Swiss cheese [ any cheese of your choice can be used ] |
| Salt [ to taste ] | |
| 1 cup | Mixed vegtables [ i have used mushroom and brocolli stems ] |
Instructions
Add 2 cups of water to a pot , when water comes to a boil , salt the water and add the pasta. let ir cook for about 6-7 mins.Drain and keep it aside.
Heat a non-stick pan, add olive oil to it. Add the chopped garlic , onion and saute for 3mins , now add the sausages , pepper powder and saute for 5-6 mins till the sausages are tender and well mixed with onion and garlic. Now add the vegetables and saute ro 2 mins , then add the chicken stock and let it comes to a boil and all the vegetables are cooked.
At this stage add the tomato sauce , pepper powder and salt [ make sure to check for salt before adding , because sausage contains salt ]. 
when the sauce bubbles , add the pasta and 1/2 of parmesan cheese , parsely and stir. preheat the broiler on high. Transfer the pasta mixture to a broiler safe bowl. Now add the remaining parmesan cheese . cover on top with thin slices of swiss cheese. 
keep it under the broiler for 2-3 mins till the cheese melts and forms a light brown crust. 
Notes
1. Cheese can be any of your choice . I have used two kinds , grated parmesan and sliced swiss cheese.
2. If you do not have sausages you can used cooked and shredded chicken . 3.While buying sausages from the store , check for the ingredients , most of the sausages contain beef and pork to it.
4.If u do not have seperate broiler dish , you can use the microwave safe bowl and put the pasta in the microwave for 3mns , you will get a nice cheese crust.
5 Comments
Sathya,
Classic dish with appealing presentation. Love to try this. Thanks for sharing!
Viji,Manoo & priya , Thanks !
presentation is good.
wooooo,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, look awesome… cant wait to try……
KIds will love this surely, Emmental cheese will be very good for broiling r else cheddar cheese..mouth watering pics.