Three Cheese Sausage Pasta with Herbed Cream Sauce
Three Cheese Sausage Pasta with Herbed Cream Sauce
Ingredients
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1
package
(13.5 ounce) JOHNSONVILLE® Premium Fully Cooked Three-Cheese Italian Style Sausage Rope, coin sliced and add to sauce
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1 1/2
cups
dry rotini pasta, (measure, & cook according to package directions)
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2
tablespoons
olive oil, divided
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1
small
sweet red bell pepper, sliced (1" long thin slices)
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1
cup
light cream (or half and half)
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1/2
teaspoon
salt
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1/8
teaspoon
nutmeg, grated
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1
small clove
garlic, crushed (optional)
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1/4
cup
Parmesan cheese, grated
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1/2
cup
finely chopped mixed fresh herbs, (reserve 1 tablespoon for garnish) (Any combination of basil, mint, Italian parsley, chives)
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Directions
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Cook pasta according to package directions. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, cover loosely and set aside.
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In a large skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sauté red bell pepper on one side of the pan, stir to soften and brown. In the same pan, place 1 sausage link to the side and fry it whole, turning occasionally to brown and heat through. Cook both (the red pepper and the sausage) for 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer the sausage to a cutting board and allow it to cool slightly, before coin slicing.
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Add light cream, salt, nutmeg and, if desired, garlic to the cooked red peppers in the pan, whisk gently and allow the cream mixture to simmer slowly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add Parmesan cheese, and the herbs, whisk to blend.
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Reduce the heat to low, mix in the pasta and the sliced sausage. Stir until just heated through. Serve immediately, garnish with reserved chopped herbs.
