Signature Dish of the Day: Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce Penne Pasta with Chicken Sausage

Signature Dish of the Day: Happy Thursday! Wrapping up our week with this delectable Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce Penne Pasta with Chicken Sausage as our signature dish of the day today. Although I am not a huge fan of tomato-based pasta sauces, especially store-bought ones, I was somehow mysteriously drawn to this particular sauce that had very few natural ingredients and an enticing roasted garlic flavor to boot...so I decided, why not give it a try? I paired it with penne pasta and I am so glad the resulting dish did not disappoint! To prepare this recipe, I first boiled 1 packet of regular penne pasta in water seasoned with some olive oil and salt for about 12 minutes. In a separate pan, I boiled 3 chicken sausages in about 2 cups of water for about 10 minutes before letting them cool and thereafter cutting them into about 1-inch circular slices. I then sautéed some diced red onions, tomatoes, and frozen peas with about 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet for about 5 minutes. I seasoned this base mixture with my go-to spice trifecta of ground black pepper, turmeric, and smoked paprika before adding in my chopped sausage pieces. I left this to simmer under medium heat for about 5 more minutes, stirring from time to time to ensure the mixture did not coat the bottom of the skillet. I then poured the roasted garlic tomato sauce at this point and let this simmer for another 2 minutes before finally adding in the boiled penne pasta and mixing thoroughly to coat and blend the ingredients well together. Since sausage tends to have quite a high amount of sodium, I only sprinkled just a dash of salt to taste and let the pasta cook for an additional 2 minutes before removing it from the heat. I served this hot as a main dinner meal. Satisfying, flavorful, and relatively easy to make using such simple and readily available ingredients...this tomato-based pasta dish was definitely worth a shot. Enjoy! 😋