Make Ahead

Tonight's dinner was about planning ahead.  I had a meeting at the same time as the rest of the family had Tae Kwon Do, and I wasn't going to be home to feed everyone when they got home.  I needed something for dinner that could be prepared ahead and baked at a pre-programmed time (I love my programmable oven).

This Three Cheese Penne recipe worked really well for that. Make sure to choose a good quality sausage, or at least one you trust - I didn't and the sausage gave it a funny flavor.  It could also work with ground beef, but I usually try to stick to a recipe when it's the first try. I can take artistic license in the future.

I'll probably try this one again.  It's a good one-dish dinner, and it would also be a good take-along for potlucks.  It's pretty easy to prepare and doesn't take that much time.  It also gave me a chance to use some of my CSA tomatoes and green peppers.