Burrata Lemon Penne with Sausage & Spinach

This was a nice easy dish while the kids were coming to the door for candy. This recipe uses Burrata Cheese. It's soooo fricken creamy and good. You can get it at Trader Joe's. A lot of Markets are carrying it now also. If your really obsessed like me, you can order it from Gioia Cheese Co. in South El Monte (www.gioiacheeseinc.com) They make the best with out a doubt! Just try it once and you'll never switch.

1 - Box Penne Pasta

3 - Sweet Italian Sausage (chicken or pork)

5 - Cloves Garlic chopped

5 to 6 tbsp Olive Oil

2 - Lemons

1/2 lb - Burrata Cheese chopped (in bowl to save liquid)

1 lb - Fresh Spinach

1/4cup - Slivered Almonds

1tbsp - Butter

3 to 4 Mint Leaves Chopped fine

S & P

Start to finish 20/25 minutes.

In small saute pan start browning Sausage with a little oil.

In Large Pot bring water to boil with some salt and oil added then add Pasta.

In Large saute pan heat oil on medium. Add garlic, start to saute. After garlic starts to soften add spinach and toss till coated with oil.  Continue to saute and add juice and Zest of 1 lemon and S & P. Once done add cooked diced Sausage and turn off heat. In sausage pan add butter and brown Almonds. Add about a 1/3 cups of the pasta water to the spinach mixture. Drain pasta. If saute pan is large enough add pasta to it. If not add everything to pasta Pot. Combine pasta/spinach. Add juice of 2nd lemon and stir in Burrata cheese and Almonds with drippings from pan. Plate and garnish with Lemon Zest & Mint. Dig in!!