Penne with Cream Sauce

Penne in Cream Sauce with Sausage
(Penne in Salsa di Crema con Salsiccia)


Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb Hot Italian sausage, casings removed
2/3 cup dry white wine
One 14 and 1/2-ounce can diced peeled tomatoes with juices
1 cup whipping cream
6 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley

1 lb Penne pasta
1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano cheese

Directions:

Melt butter with olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until golden brown and tender, about 7 minutes. Add sausage and saute until golden brown and cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 7 minutes.

Drain any excess drippings from skillet. Add wine to skillet and boil until almost all liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices and simmer 3 minutes. Add cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.

Stir in 4 tablespoons parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

(Sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until 'al dente'.

Drain pasta; transfer to large pot
Bring sauce to simmer. Pour sauce over pasta.

Add 3/4 cup cheese and toss to coat.

Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons parsley. Serves 6.

That's it!