Pasta With Italian Sausage

Ingredients

• •½ cup parmesan cheese
• •¼ teaspoon fennel seed
• •¼ cup basil
• •1 clove garlic
• •1 cup bell pepper
• •1 pound Italian sausage
• •2 tablespoons olive oil
• •1 small onion
• •¼ cup parsley
• •12 ounces pasta
• •1 cup tomato-based pasta sauce
• •½ cup zinfandel wine

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

1. 1Crumble sausage into a large skillet.
2. 2Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until meat is well browned.
3. 3Drain and set aside.
4. 4In same skillet, cook onion, pepper, garlic, basil and fennel in 1 tb olive oil over medium heat, stirring often to scrape up browned bits from the bottom of pan. Cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
5. 5Add sausage, pasta sauce, and wine.
6. 6Bring to a boil.
7. 7Reduce heat.
8. 8Simmer 5 minutes.
9. 9While sauce is cooking, in a large pot of boiling water cook pasta until al dente.
10. 10Drain well.
11. 11On a large warm serving platter, combine parsley and 1 tb olive oil & fresh basil.
12. 12Add pasta.
13. 13Toss to mix.
14. 14Pour sauce over pasta.
15. 15Sprinkle with Parmesean cheese.