Fettuccine With Creamy Tomato And Sausage Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 shallots, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 lb italian sweet sausage, casings removed
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans tomatoes seasoned with basil garlic & oregano, in juice
• 1 tablespoon dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
• 3/4 lb fettuccine pasta
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• 2 add shallots and garlic and saute until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes.
• 3 add sausages and saute until no longer pink, breaking up with back of fork, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add cream; simmer 5 minutes.
• 5 add tomatoes with juices, sage and crushed red pepper.
• 6 simmer until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
• 8 drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
• 9 return pasta to same pot; add sauce.
• 10 toss over medium heat until sauce is combined with pasta, adding reserved liquid in 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry.
• 11 season with salt and pepper.
• 12 transfer to bowl.
• 13 sprinkle with cheese.
• 14 serve.