Ziti with Sausage, Fennel & Tomatoes

Name: Ziti with Sausage, Fennel & Tomatoes
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 bulb fennel (about 8 oz.), trimmed and thinly sliced, fronds reserved to garnish; 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage, casings removed; 1 15-oz. can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 lb. ziti; 1½ tsp. chile flakes; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; ⅓ cup grated Grana Padano; 1 small onion, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

This pasta dish is inspired by the flavors of Calabria, one of the few regions in Italy to feature the heat of chiles as a central hallmark of its cuisine. Fennel, another popular ingredient in the Calabrian kitchen, nicely complements the spiciness.

Ingredients

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 small

Europe
Italy
Main course
Mediterranean
Pasta

Method

Heat oil in a 6-qt. saucepan over medium-high. Add garlic, onion, and chile flakes and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into small pieces, until browned, 16–18 minutes. Add fennel, season with salt and peppe