Penne Arrabbiata
Larry was craving pasta tonight, and I wanted to make something fast and vegetarian. Larry loved this last time, but it wasn't as spicy this time. He likes this pasta left-over, with Trader Joe's Chipotle Chicken sausage added to it. The salad was exceptionally good tonight.
- Penne Arrabbiata (Food & Wine Fast, p. 34)
- Sourdough bread with Sauteed Garlic Butter (Fine Cooking #43, March 2001, p. 49)
- Baby Spinach Salad with Bosc Pear, Stilton Cheese, Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
Wine: Rosenblum 2001 Eagle Point Zinfandel. Yum. Rosenblum makes wonderful Zins. This is one of my favorites.
I love simple dishes like this....if only I could get Les to leave the meat off of his plate....
This is so easy, really good for a weeknight. It's not strictly vegetarian because you cook the tomato sauce along with bacon (which is later removed) - for a smoky flavor.
You could easily add spicy Italian sausage. It would go very well. I think crumbled would work nice. Maybe in place of the bacon.