Pasta With Sausage And Fava Beans

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 lb italian sausage, casings removed
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 1 3/4 cups diced tomatoes (plum are meatiest)
• 1 cup fava beans, shelled (about 1 lb)
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 3/4 lb fresh pasta (sheets cut as desired) or 34 lbs fettuccine pasta
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; add onion, garlic, and pepper flakes and cook until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes.
• 2 add sausage and brown, while breaking up with a fork or wooden spoon, about 3 minutes.
• 3 add wine and simmer 1 minute; add tomatoes and fava beans.
• 4 let saute until tomatoes begin to soften, about 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• 5 meanwhile cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente; drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid (return pasta to pot).
• 6 add the sauce to the pasta in the pot and toss, over medium heat, until sauce coats pasta (about 2 minutes); add reserved cooking liquid as needed.
• 7 transfer pasta to a serving bowl and pass cheese.