Penne & Italian Sausage Bake

• 1 lb Italian sausage (hot or sweet)
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 red pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 green pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
• 1 (700 ml) jar tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1/4 cup chopped basil
• 3 cups penne
• 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water
• 3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

1. Prick sausages in several places.
2. Heat oil in a large, deep frying pan set over medium high heat.
3. Add sausages& cook until evenly browned- about 8 minutes.
4. Remove from pan& cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
5. Add onions to fat remaining in pan& saute for about 5 minutes.
6. Return sausages to pan.
7. Add fennel, garlic, cumin, peppers& celery; cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
8. Drain excess fat from pan.
9. Stir tomato sauce, basil& wine into sausage mixture.
10. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat& simmer for 15 minutes.
11. Meanwhile, cook penne, according to package directions until el dente (about 10 minutes).
12. Drain- reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
13. Combine sausage mixture, pasta & reserved cooking liquid in a 5 litre casserole dish.
14. Mix well.
15. Combine Mozarella& Parmesan cheese and parsley.
16. Stir into the pasta mixture.
17. Bake in preheated 375F oven for 30 minutes.

italian sausage, olive oil, fennel seed, onion, garlic, cumin, red pepper, green pepper, celery, tomato sauce, dry red wine, basil, penne, pasta cooking water, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/penne-italian-sausage-bake-53554 (may not work)