Bowties with Sausage Tomatoes and Cream

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

1 lb sweet Italian sausage in casings

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

1/2 cup diced onion

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 28oz can Italian diced tomatoes (or 2 15 oz cans)

1 1/2 cups whipping cream

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 lbs bowtie pasta (I usually round up and do a full pound)

3 Tbsp fresh minced basil

garnishes: parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Remove casing from sausage. Crumble and cook in oil with crushed pepper until sausage is no longer pink (7min). Add onion and garlic and cook another 5-7 minutes until tender. Drain tomatoes, chop coarsely and stir into sausage along with cream, salt and basil. Simmer until mixture thickens slightly (4 min).

--In separate pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta al dente. (do this while preparing sausage mixture) Drain pasta and add to simmering sauce. Garnish with Parmesan and parsley. 

Serves 6 main dish servings.