Simple Sausage Pasta
An easy pasta dish for any night of the week with Italian sausage and tomatoes
Ingredients
- 1½ lb Italian Sausages links not ground
- 2 lb Linguine
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 2 cups Milk
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Dried Basil
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1 tsp Dried Parsley
- 1 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 15oz can Petite Diced Tomatoes
Instructions
- Start the water boiling for the pasta. (salt if desired)
- In a large saute pan over medium high heat, cook Italian sausages through, without getting them too dark brown. Remove sausages to cutting board and let rest.
- Add past to boiling water and cook as directed on the package. Drain pasta in a colander and return to pot, away from heat.
- Slice sausages into ½ inch rounds.
- In the same pan, reduce heat to medium, and add butter. As the butter melts, scrap up an bits from the bottom of the pan. Add seasonings and let cook some in the butter. Then add milk and bring just to a bubble (do not scorch), then add in parmesan cheese and continue to stir for 3 minutes, then add tomatoes and cook another 3 minutes. Next stir in heavy cream and return sausages to pan.
- Once the sauce has slightly thickened, pour it over the cooked pasta and used thongs to combine, as well as serve. Sprinkle with additional parsley and parmesan, if desired.
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