Name: Farfalle with Sausage, Tomatoes and Cream
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound sweet Italian sausages, casings removed; 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 1 cup chopped onion; 3 garlic cloves, minced; One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes; 1/2 cup whipping cream; 1 pound farfalle ((bow-tie pasta)); 1/2 cup (packed) chopped fresh basil; Freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese

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I always keep the ingredients for this on hand, because it’s a great dinner to fix when you’re short on time. The sausage adds a kick of spice (and protein) and the cream mellows it out. The tomatoes round out all the flavors and make for hearty, flavorful weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound sweet Italian sausages, casings removed
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1 cup chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 pound farfalle (bow-tie pasta)
1/2 cup (packed) chopped fresh basil
Freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese

Instructions

Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and crushed red pepper. Sauté until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up with back of fork, about 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic; sauté until onion is tender and sausage is browned, about 3 minutes longer. Add tomatoes and cream. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sausage mixture thickens, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. Return pasta to same pot. Add sausage mixture and toss over medium-low heat until sauce coats pasta, adding reserved cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry.
Transfer pasta to serving dish. Sprinkle with basil. Serve, passing cheese separately.

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Farfalle with Sausage, Tomatoes and Cream