Three Cheese Sausage Pasta with Herbed Cream Sauce
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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)
Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, cover loosely and set aside.
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.
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.
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.
