Pasta Sausage and Cherry Tomatoes
a quick delicious meal for you and the family
Ingredients
- 1 pound Pasta orecchiette or I had some specialty lasagna bites
- 5 links sweet Italian sausage sliced into bite size pieces. casing removed
- 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
- cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- ¼ cup white wine
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper a little more or less according to your tastes
- 4 slices provolone chopped into small pieces
Instructions
- Cook the pasta to al dente according to the package directions. Drain and reserve a cup of the salted pasta water.
- In a large skillet heat to medium high heat, add a little olive oil and the pieces of sausage and cook till browned on all sides. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- In the same skillet add a little more oil if needed, along with the tomatoes and crushed red pepper. press the tomatoes and cook until they softened about 4 minutes. Add about ¼ cup or more of the white wine and let it reduce for about 2-3 minutes. Add some of the reserved pasta water. Season with salt and cook over moderate heat, scraping up all the browned bits and crushing the tomatoes, until the liquid is reduced by half.
- Add the pasta to the skillet along with the sausage and cook for another 2-3 minutes stirring until everything is combined. Remove from the heat and add the cheese stir to combined. Transfer to bowls and serve right away.
- side note my husband really liked the leftovers too.