Name: Sausage and Mushroom Penne Gratin
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound dried penne; 1 pound bulk sweet Italian sausage; 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 pound packaged sliced mushrooms; 1 garlic clove, forced through a garlic press; 1 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 8 ounces shredded whole-milk mozzarella, divided

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photo by Romulo Yanes

Instead of traditional baked pasta, we broiled mozzarella-topped penne and sausage to get that bubbly melted cheese everyone loves, minus a lot of oven time.

Serve with:

a green salad

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