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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cook both boxes of noodles until they are semi done. | 2. Drain and set aside, but do not rinse. | 3. Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a saucepot. | 4. Add minced garlic (more or less if desired). | 5. Slowly add heavy whipping cream to melted butter and garlic mixture. | 6. Bring sauce to a slow simmer, then add 2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese. | 7. Stir until melted. | 8. Let sauce simmer on low. | 9. Break into pieces and brown Italian sausage. | 10. Add 2 thinly sliced peppers to meat mixture. | 11. When both are fully cooked, dump them into the sauce. | 12. Saute sliced mushrooms in 1 Tbsp butter seasoned with salt and pepper. | 13. When cooked, add to sauce. | 14. Place tomatoes in a food processor and process until blended with chunks. | 15. Add fresh basil to taste (don’t be stingy — a lot is better). | 16. Add diced garlic to taste. | 17. Add olive oil. | 18. Don’t be afraid to start small and add more basil, garlic and oil as you go. | 19. This tomato mixture can be made a day early; let set in refrigerator overnight. | 20. Add this dish to the sauce. | 21. Bring the huge pot to a boil, let it simmer just a minute or two. | 22. Take the penne noodles and divide them into the two 9x13-inch pans, spreading them out evenly. | 23. Divide sauce into each pan filled with the noodles and mix it with the noodles. | 24. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top of both pans. | 25. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
penne pasta	2	boxes		-	-	-	-
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
garlic	3	tablespoons	minced	37.995	8.4303	1.6218	0.1275
heavy whipping cream	2	quarts		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	2	cups	shredded	592.0	64.0	64.0	8.0
italian sausage	1		mild	1569.4315	2.9484	64.637	142.1107
red bell pepper	2			-	-	-	-
mushroom	25 -30		sliced	-	-	-	-
rom tomato	15			-	-	-	-
basil				-	-	-	-
garlic			diced	37.995	8.4303	1.6218	0.1275
olive oil				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.