Pasta With Sausage, Tomatoes, And Cream

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage link, casings removed,crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1 1/2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can italian plum tomatoes, drained,coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces pasta
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced parsley
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add sausage and crushed red pepper.
• 3 cook until sausage is no longer pink, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes.
• 4 add onion and garlic to skillet and cook until onion is tender and sausage is light brown, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes.
• 5 add tomatoes, cream, and salt.
• 6 simmer until mixture thickens slightly, about 4 minutes.
• 7 (can be prepared one day ahead. cover and chill.).
• 8 cook pasta in large pot of boiling water.
• 9 drain.
• 10 bring sauce to a simmer.
• 11 add pasta to sauce and cook until pasta is heated through and sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes.
• 12 divide pasta between plates.
• 13 sprinkle with parsley.
• 14 serve, passing parmesan separately.