Bowties with Italian Sausage in a Cream Basil Sauce

Ingredients

• 3 cups farfalle pasta 
• 1.5 cups canned tomatoes fresh chopped
• 0.5 cup basil fresh chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 19 oz sausage sweet italian johnsonville® (casings removed)
• 1.5 cups cream light
• 2 Tbsp olive oil 
• 0.5 cup onion diced
• 0.5 tsp pepper red
• 0.5 tsp salt 
• 6 servings parmesan fresh with a sprinkle of basil or shaved parmesan cheese

Equipment

• frying pan
• pot
• wooden spoon

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta for 8-10 minutes, or until al dente, drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
3. Add decased sausage to skillet and crumble with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
4. Add red pepper flakes and continue sautéing until sausage is no longer pink.
5. Add onion and garlic to skillet and continue until onion softens. Stir in tomatoes and salt,(if using fresh tomatoes sauté them for 3 minutes until softened) then add light cream and parmesan cheese; simmer gently until mixture thickens (about 5 minutes). Stir in the cooked pasta and basil and heat through, about 3 minutes.