Farfalle Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes, and Cream

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
¹⁄₂ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 cup onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes with puree
¹⁄₂ cup half and half
1 pound farfalle pasta
¹⁄₂ cup fresh basil, chopped
Parmesan cheese, freshly grated or shredded

Instructions
1. Bring large pot of water to boil and cook pasta according to package directions.  Drain, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid. 

2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add sausage and red pepper flakes.  Sauté until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up into pieces with wooden spoon while cooking.  Add onion and garlic, sauté until onion is soft, about 3 minutes.  Add tomatoes and half and half.  Reduce heat to low and simmer until sausage mixture thickens, about 3 minutes. 

3. Add pasta and reserved cooking liquid in ¹⁄₄ cup increments to sausage mixture and stir over medium-low heat until sauce coats pasta.  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving. 

Comments
This recipe is from Sweet Pea’s Kitchen and I selected it because it combines some of Art’s favorite ingredients – sausage, pasta, basil and tomatoes.  It was a great dish and we all enjoyed it.  I only wish I had made more so that there were more leftovers.  Luckily, this is a pretty easy dish to double.

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