Embrace the flavors of Thanksgiving with our festive penne recipe. It’s great as a Thanksgiving side or as the star of the show at a weekday dinner or lunch. Your company is sure to enjoy this tasty Thanksgiving-inspired recipe. It is easy to make and easy to bring to your family get-together.
Thanksgiving Penne Recipe
Brussels Sprouts, Dried Cranberries, Caramelized Onion & Sage Penne Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil divided
- 4 cups sliced onion 1 lb
- 2 tbsp sage leaves sliced
- ¼ cup cranberries 1/2 oz, dried, preferably no sugar added
- 4 oz penne
- 2 cups Brussels sprouts 9 oz, halved
Instructions
- Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat.
- Add 1 tbsp of the oil and all of the onions.
- Sprinkle with salt.
- Slowly cook, stirring from time to time until golden (about 30 minutes).
- Stir in the sage leaves and cranberries.
- While the onions are caramelizing, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Cook the penne according to package directions. Drain and reserve.
- Also while the onions are cooking, bring a small saucepan of salted water to a boil and cook the Brussels sprouts until just softened (about 5 minutes). Drain.
- Remove the onion mixture from the pan to a bowl.
- Heat the same pan over medium high heat.
- Add the remaining 1 tbsp oil and sauté the brussels sprouts until browned (about 3 minutes).
- Stir in the penne and the onion mixture.
- Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
Nutrition information has been calculated using an autogenerating online calculation and is intended for informational purposes. For accurate nutritional information, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used.
Thanksgiving sharing chain
Thanksgiving is full of family, friends, and food like this penne recipe above. It is a great time to share memories and reflect on what you are thankful for. This is a great time to share some great Thanksgiving ideas and recipes. Have each person bring a recipe, craft, or other Thanksgiving idea on an index card. Each person leaves with a different card. Next year each person brings the recipe, craft, etc they chose the year before and a new idea.
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