Fettuccine With Creamy Tomato And Sausage Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 shallots, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, shopped
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans italian-style diced tomatoes, in juice
• 1 tablespoon dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
• 3/4 lb fettuccine
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

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