Baked Pasta Piccante

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 hot italian sausages
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup pecorino romano cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup fontina cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese
• 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
• 6 fresh sage leaves
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 lb penne rigate or 1 lb rotini pasta

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 parboil sausages in water to cover for 8 minutes.
• 3 drain and cool.
• 4 ,slice into 1 inch thick rounds.
• 5 bring 5 quarts of salted water to a boil.
• 6 in large bowl mix: sausages with cream, stock, cheeses, jalapeno, sage and salt.
• 7 in small bowl toss bell peppers with butter.
• 8 parboil pasta for 4 minutes.
• 9 drain and fold into other ingredients in a large bowl.
• 10 divide into 6-8 shallow ceramic baking dishes.
• 11 place pepper on top.
• 12 bake until brown and bubbly (7-10 minutes).