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Sausage and Mustard Pasta

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

20 mins

Serves:

4

About the Recipe

This gorgeous and creamy pasta dish is a winner in our house, You can use less mustard if you want to make it a little more palatable for children's taste buds.

Ingredients

  • 8 sausages, meat removed from casings and crumbled (about 1 1/2 pounds)

  • 3/4 cup dry white wine

  • 3/4 cup heavy cream

  • 3 tablespoons mustard (dijon or wholegrain are great!)

  • Pinch of crushed red pepper (optional)

  • 1 cup thinly sliced basil

Preparation

  1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente; drain.


  2. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet.


  3. Add the sausage meat and brown over moderately high heat, about 5 minutes.


  4. Add the wine and simmer, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. 


  5. Add the cream, mustard, and crushed red pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.


  6. Remove the skillet from the heat, add the pasta and basil and toss to coat. Serve at once.

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