Description
This rich goat cheese sauce could pair with an array of vegetables and proteins for a comforting one-dish dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8–10 oz penne pasta
- 4 Italian chicken sausage links, casings removed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, micned
- 2 cups diced yellow summer squash (about 2 small or 1 medium summer squash)
- 1 cup chopped green beans
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1 (10.5 oz) log goat cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Get a large pot of water boiling, and cook pasta according to package instructions to al dente.
- Meanwhile, you can get the rest of the dish started.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9×13″ baking dish and set aside.
- In large skillet, cook sausage until done.
- Remove sausage from skillet and set aside on a plate.
- In same skillet, add diced onion and olive oil, if needed. There will probably be some grease from the sausage leftover so you can cook the onion in that, too.
- Cook over medium-high heat until slightly soft, about 4 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook another minute.
- Season with salt, to taste.
- Add summer squash and green beans and cook another 6-8 minutes, stirring often. You want the squash and beans to be slightly cooked but not completely. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In separate skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add flour and mix with butter to create a paste, cooking 1-2 minutes until the flour is slightly golden.
- Slooooooowly add milk, whisking continuously to break up clumps until smooth.
- Once all the milk is added, bring to a simmer, whisking often, and let simmer 10 minutes.
- Add goat cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella, lemon zest, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Stir continuously until cheese is all melted.
- In large bowl, combine pasta, sausage, and veggies. Pour sauce over pasta mixture, stirring well to combine.
- Transfer pasta into prepared baking dish.
- Top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until cheese is golden brown.
- Serve immediately. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Main