Pasta in Sausage Cream Sauce

By Arnette

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 8-12 Apple Chicken sausage, casings removed
• 2/3 cup dry white wine
• 1 (14 1/2 oz)can diced peeled tomatoes with juices
• 1 Cup heavy whipping cream
• 6 tbsp. chopped parsley
• 1/2 lb. Orecchiette pasta
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over med-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until golden brown and tender, about 7 minutes. Add sausage and saute until golden brown and cookied throught, breaking up with back of spoon, about 7 minutes. Drain any excess drippings from skillet. Add wine to skillet and boil until almost all liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Add wine to skillet and boil until almost all liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices and simmer 3 minutes. Add cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in 4 tbsp. parsley. Season to taste withsalt and pepper. Remove from heat. (Sauce can be prepared 1 day in advance. Cover and refrigerate.)

Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta: transfer to large bowl. Add 3/4 cup cheese and toss to coat. Pour sauce over pasta sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chess adn 2 tbsp. parsley.