Penne Pasta Dish!

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The other night I had company for dinner--inlcuding my pastor and his wife. (So you know I had to make something good!) Well, I made PENNE PASTA WITH SAUSAGE CREAM SAUCE. I served it with salad and garlic bread. It was YUMMO.

This recipe is so simple--and people will think you're a regular Barefoot Contessa.


PENNE WITH SAUSAGE CREAM SAUCE

1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves,minced
2/3 cup dry white wine
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced peeled tomatoes, undrained
1 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley (flat leaf parsley)
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
freshly ground pepper to taste
1 pound penne pasta, cooked according to package
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus additional for garnish

Cook sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove sausage and set aside; drain excess grease from skillet.
Melt butter and oil in skillet; add onion and sauté until softened and golden in color. Add garlic, cook and stir 1 minute. Add wine to skillet and reduce volume by half, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and simmer 3 minutes.
Return cooked sausage to skillet, add cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley, salt and pepper.
Place cooked Penne in a large serving bowl; pour sauce over pasta; add Parmesan cheese and toss to combine.
Serve sprinkled with additional Parmesan cheese.
Serves 6.

Enjoy!