Pasta With Italian Sausage

Ingredients

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

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Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1Crumble sausage into a large skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until meat is well browned.
2. 2Drain and set aside. In 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.
3. 3Add sausage, pasta sauce, and wine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. While sauce is cooking, in a large pot of boiling water cook pasta until al dente.
4. 4Drain well. On a large warm serving platter, combine parsley and 1 tb olive oil & fresh basil.
5. 5Add pasta and toss to mix.
6. 6Pour sauce over pasta.
7. 7Sprinkle with Parmesean cheese.