Sausage, Basil and Mustard Pasta
Ingredients
1 pound short pasta, such as penne
1 teaspoon olive oil
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
2 cloves garlic, minced
1⁄2 cup white wine
1⁄4 cup water
2⁄3 cup half and half
3 tablespoons coarse grain mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
Salt, to taste
1⁄4 cup fresh basil, chopped
Instructions
1. Bring large pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook until softened. Remove from skillet and set aside.
3. Add sausage and garlic to skillet and cook until browned. Break sausage apart with wooden spoon while cooking.
4. Add wine, water, and simmer until liquid has reduced by half, scraping browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add half and half, mustard, paprika and salt. Simmer for another 2 minutes. Return mushrooms to skillet and heat through. Toss pasta with sauce, stir in basil, and serve.
Comments
This recipe is from The Creative Pot. I could have made a double batch and probably should have because that’s how much everyone loved it. The guys both had seconds and we would have all happily had it for leftovers most of the week if there had been more. This recipe has the bonus of being extremely simple and, at least for me, uses ingredients that I pretty much always have around. I only made this a few weeks ago, but I’m ready to make it again already!
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