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Gran'pa Emmanuel's Macaroni with Sausage and Cannellini

Rachael Ray

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Pasta Pronto

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (44)

  • Cook Time:

    20 min

  • Level:

    Easy

  • Yield:

    4 large servings

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Times:

Prep
10 min
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Cook
20 min
Total:
30 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon (1 turn around the pan) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 /2 to 2 /3 pound bulk sweet Italian sausage
  • 1 /2 to 2 /3 pound bulk hot Italian sausage
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 can (28 to 32 ounces) chunky style crushed tomatoes
  • 1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 20 leaves fresh basil, torn
  • 1 pound ziti rigate (with lines), cooked to al dente
  • Crusty bread and grated Parmigiano or Romano, for passing at table

Directions

Heat a large, deep nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Drizzle in extra-virgin olive oil and add sausage. Break up meat as it browns. Add garlic and onion and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium low. Add tomatoes and beans and simmer 2 or 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat and fold in basil to wilt. Combine sausage mixture with cooked macaroni and serve immediately with grated Parmesan or Romano and crusty bread.

Note: If your butcher counter does not have bulk sausage, buy links and split casings to remove bulk sausage meat.

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  • recipe Gran'pa Emmanuel's Macaroni with Sausage and Cannellini
    Janet St. George, UT 05-04-2009

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    Way to go, Gran'pa!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    This is a very tasty dish and a snap to make. The only change I made was to use dried sweet basil instead of the fresh,... adding it when I added the tomatoes and beans.Read more
  • recipe Gran'pa Emmanuel's Macaroni with Sausage and Cannellini
    Fran Staten Island, NY 11-11-2008

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    Delicious!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    We love this recipe! I use Rigatoni :) YUMMMMMM-O!!!
  • recipe Gran'pa Emmanuel's Macaroni with Sausage and Cannellini
    Juliette Upland, CA 03-06-2008

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    Yummy!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I added mushrooms and fresh parsely with the onions. Very good. Oh, and I used italian turkey sausage.
  • recipe Gran'pa Emmanuel's Macaroni with Sausage and Cannellini
    Anonymous 02-20-2008

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    fair

    Rated: 3 stars out of 5
    This dish actually tasted just like pasta with sauce and hot sausage. Both my husband and I felt the only striking flavor... was the hot sausage. The beans did not add much to the flavor/texture to the dish nor did the sweet sausage.Read more
  • recipe Gran'pa Emmanuel's Macaroni with Sausage and Cannellini
    Steven Conshohocken, PA 12-13-2007

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    Great quick-fix

    Rated: 4 stars out of 5
    Great recipe. I love Rachel Ray's recipes, because unlike a lot of chefs on Food Network, when she says "easy" it actually... means easy. I had all the ingredients on hand, plus I added a handful of sliced mushrooms, some diced jalepenos (since I only had sweet sausage, not hot) and used black beans instead of Cannellini.Read more
  • recipe Gran'pa Emmanuel's Macaroni with Sausage and Cannellini
    Anonymous 09-28-2007

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    So easy and so good!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    This was such a good meal and it took no time to make, great for busy moms! My almost 2 year old loved it and I used 1 lb of... sweet sausage (instead of 1/2 sweet & 1/2 spicy), I wasn't sure if she would like the spicy but she and my husband loved it ... thanks for this recipe!Read more
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