Sunday Supper Share: Tasty Weeknight Pasta

It's Sunday, and if you're anything like me, you're already ruminating over the coming week's jam-packed schedule and dinner menu options.

I remember my mother frequently lamenting "What am I going to make for dinner tonight?"

She explained once what a daunting task it could be to put together three meals each day, seven days a week for four very different palates.

It took decades for those words to come back to me, but oh how they resonate in my head now days!

What to make that everyone will like?

What to make that can be gobbled down between Little League and Boy Scouts?

What will hold up til the Handsome Husband gets home at 8:30?

And, most importantly, what do I have the motivation, inspiration & energy

to make after a long day of blogging, consulting & Momming?

Aren't we all perpetually on the lookout for quick & tasty dinners inspiration? Something new, that the family will like too.

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting UMommy at Blog Better Boston, have since enjoyed reading about her culinary crusades, and recently spotted this recipe for Pasta with Sausage, Rosemary & Tomatoes.

Usually, when tomatoes & pasta are involved, I grab the traditional basil and/or oregano, so I thought this pasta with rosemary was a nice change of herby-pace.

image courtesy of UMommy

Pasta with Sausage, Rosemary and Tomatoes
Adapted from Michael Schlow's It's About Time: Great Recipes for Everyday Life 

Ingredients

• 1 lb pasta (penne or rigatoni)
• 1 lb sweet Italian sausage, removed from casing
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
• 28 oz. can plum tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup whole Italian parsley leaves

Directions  

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt and cook pasta according to directions.
2. Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, using a wooden spoon to break up sausage. Cook for about five minutes.
3. Add garlic to sausage and cook for two minutes. Pour off all but a tablespoon of grease.
4. Season sausage mixture with salt, pepper, red pepper and rosemary.
5. Add tomatoes and cook on high until tomatoes start to break down and sauce begins to evaporate and thickens, about five minutes.
6. Stir in butter and combine until melted.
7. Add cooked pasta to sauce and stir to combine.
8. Spoon pasta into a large serving bowl. Add Parmesan cheese and parsley and serve!

Weeksworld Variation - I tossed in a bag of frozen artichoke hearts (defrosted & sliced in 1/2) - which the Baron & Master didn't even notice as they cleaned their bowls, twice!

Weeksworld Verdict - A culinary keeper!

Give this one a try! Let us know what you think. 

And be sure to check out UMommy's super foodin' blog.