Sausage and Rotini

Very easy flavourful pasta and sauce

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 people

Equipment

1 pot
1 skillet

Ingredients

500 g Rotini pasta noodles
500 ml heavy cream
salt and pepper (optional, taste before seasoning)
500 g Italian sausage (spicy or medium)

Instructions

Put a pot of water on to boil (don't forget to salt it) Once it's boiling, add pasta and cook according to package directions (el dente, 9-12 minutes) and while the pasta is cooking
In a medium non-stick sauce pan add your sausage meat (remove from casings if you bought sausage links) break up and scramble-fry until done 7-10 minutes. DO NOT DRAIN
Add 500 ml of heavy cream to cooked sausage with all the drippings (this is your flavor)
Combine cream and sausage and stir continually over med-hi heat, until it's reduced by half. Taste for seasoning and if you feel you need it, add pepper and salt at this time (I usually DO NOT need any)
Drain pasta, reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water. Add cooked pasta to your sauce and combine. If it is too thick, add a bit of pasta water to loosen the sauce.

Notes

Italian sausage mild to hot, depending on your preference or a blend of both (which is what I use). I usually serve this with a small green salad. If you want to make this a date night dinner, serve with salad and fresh French bread or baguette.

Keyword creamy, date night, easy, italian sausage, pasta