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Penne Rigate alle Salsicce e Spinaci

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 400 g -or you can use pasta like fusilli or cellentani penne rigate
  • 1 small onion
  • 3 sausages
  • 450 ml 2 cups passata di pomodoro ( tomato puree)
  • 80 g frozen or one bunch of fresh. spinach
  • to taste salt
  • to grate over the finished product Pecorino stagionato
  • 1 tsp crushed optional peperoncini

Instructions

  • Boil the pasta as per the packet instructions.
  • While waiting for the water to boil, chop the onion finely and sauté it until it becomes translucent.
  • Add the sausages crumbled or sliced (depending on how you prefer them), and brown them. If adding peperoncino, you can add it now. (I don't when cooking for my kids, as they start screaming and pawing at their mouths if they eat even a speck of chilli).
  • Add the tomato puree, spinach and salt and simmer on a low heat until the pasta is done, stirring occasionally.
  • Drain the pasta, add the sauce and stir.
  • Grate Pecorino over it and serve immediately.