Italian Fusilli

By RedZinger

Ingredients

• 12 oz dried Long Fusilli pasta
• 1/2 lb Turkey or Chicken Italian Sausage
• 2 cans (14 oz each) sliced stewed Italian tomatoes
• 2 tsp fennel seed, crushed
• 1 cup chopped basil leaves, plus sprigs
• salt and pepper
• grated asiago or parmesan

Preparation

Step 1

Cook pasta according to directions. Meanwhile squeeze sausage from casings into a non-stick frying pan. Break into chunks and brown about 6 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and fennel. Simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in chopped basil. Drain pasta and return to pan. add tomato mixture and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add cheese.