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Sausage and Pea Pasta

An ideal weeknight and budget supper, this pasta dish uses Italian sausage and frozen peas to round out an easy but flavourful sauce. A handful of delicious ingredient make this dish a star to any supper. Like my mother always said, "if you keep it simple, you keep it delicious." And, as you know, a mother is always right.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small yellow onion diced
  • 2 mild Italian sausage removed from their casing
  • 400 g fusilli pasta
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup shaved parmesan
  • Fresh basil for serving

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring constantly, until onion softens, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute until fragrant.
  2. Remove sausage meat from casing and add to Dutch oven. Break into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sausage is brown, about 7 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, fill a large pot with water and heat over high. Toss in a handful of salt and bring to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions. In the last minute of cooking time, add your peas.
  4. Using a heatproof measuring cup, scoop up about 1 cup pasta cooking liquid. Add the cream to the measuring cup with the pasta liquid.
  5. Add warmed cream to Dutch oven and stir constantly until cream cooks down a bit and a sauce forms. Remove from heat.
  6. Drain fusilli and peas and pour into skillet and mix to coat with the sauce. Sprinkle in cheese and stir.
  7. Serve with fresh basil.