Ingredients
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12 ounces pasta, Bow-Tie or 12 ounces penne
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1/2 cup onion, diced
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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10 medium cremini mushrooms, sliced
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1 (16 ounce) can diced and peeled tomatoes, drained
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1 cup heavy cream
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 teaspoon rosemary
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1 teaspoon thyme
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1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
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1 lb hot Italian sausage, ground
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter and cook onions until they start to soften, stirring frequently.
- Add mushrooms and garlic to skillet. Cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms soften and onions begin to turn translucent (about 5 minutes).
- At this point, bring water to boil in a large pot. Add pasta and cook according to package directions. Shoot for an al dente pasta, as it will hold up better in the sauce.
- Add ground sausage to skillet and, using a spatula, break it into chunks as it cooks. Adjust temperature as needed to thoroughly cook the sausage.
- When sausage is browned, drain any drippings off of the skillet. Return to medium heat and add drained tomatoes.
- When tomatoes have heated through, add cream, thyme and rosemary. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to med-low.
- Simmer until sauce thickens (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and add cheese, stirring until melted into the sauce.
- Add cooked pasta to skillet and toss with sauce. Adjust the amount of pasta added to the skillet according to how 'saucy' you like your dish.
- Season with salt, fresh ground pepper to taste. Garnish with additional grated parmasean and fresh parsley.