Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Tomato-Cream Pasta w/ Italian Sausage




3 Cups Dry Pasta
1/2 Pound of Ground Italian Sausage
2 Tbs Olive Oil
1 small Onion Diced
1 Garlic clove Minced(1 tbs pre-minced garlic)
1 Can (14.5 oz) Italian-style diced tomatoes (un-drained)
1 Tbs Dried Basil Leaves
3/4 tsp white sugar
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 cup Whipping Cream
1 Tbs Butter
1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1. Cook pasta according to directions, drain and set aside.
2. In a sauce pan cook the ground Italian sausage over medium heat.
3. Push to the edges the Italian sausage and add to the middle olive oil, onions and garlic.
4. Saute for a little till onions are softened and make sure the onions do not burn.
5. Mix Sausage and onions together, add tomatoes, Basil, Sugar, Oregano, Salt and Pepper.
6. Bring to a boil and continue to boil about 5 min. or until most of the liquid evaporates.
7. Remove from the head and stir in Whipping cream and butter.
8. Reduce head and simmer about 5 min.
9. Mix the sauce and noodles together and top with the mozzarella cheese

This may seem like a lot but it really is pretty easy.

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