Pasta With Sausage, Basil And Mustard

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 8 hot italian sausages, meat removed from casings and crumbled
• 3/4 cup dry wine
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons grainy mustard
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup thinly sliced basil leaves

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente and drain.
• 2 meanwhile, heat the oil in a large deep skillet. add the sausage meat and brown over moderately high heat, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add the wine and simmer, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the cream, mustard and crushed red pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.
• 5 remove the skillet from the heat and add the pasta and basil and toss to coat. sprinkle with some parmesan. serve immediately with some lovely crusty bread.