Eighth Street Pasta

This has been a favorite of ours for a while.  It is such a simple and delicious meal that we often made in my tiny kitchen on Eighth St. in Park Slope.  This pasta requires:

3 Whole Spicy Italian Turkey Sausage

1 Zucchini 

1 Small Can of Tomato Sauce

1 Whole Tomato

1 Clove of Garlic

1 Small Spanish Onion

1 Pound Pasta of Your Choice

Salt 

Pepper

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Chili Powder

Slice Zucchini into rounds. Drizzle with olive oil and salt. Finely chop onion and garlic and combine in skillet with olive oil on medium heat. Once onions start to caramelize add zucchini to skillet. Let vegetables cook on medium to low heat. Meanwhile boil a large pot of water with a dash of salt for the pasta.

Cut Sausage into rounds and add to a skillet with a dash of olive oil. Let Sausage brown and add canned tomato sauce to the skillet. Add a dash of pepper, salt, chili powder and red pepper flakes for flavor. Combine vegetables in the same skillet as the cooking sausage and sauce.  

Add pasta to boiling water and let sauce cook on low heat. Just before pasta is done cut the whole tomato and add it to the sauce. Let tomato cook into the sauce as you drain the pasta.

Combine pasta and tomato sauce in large bowl and serve with some parmesan cheese!  

Buon Appetitio!