Penne & Sausage In Creamy Parmesan Sauce

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb penne pasta, dry
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage link
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• salt
• fresh coarse ground black pepper
• red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 3 scallions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 remove sausage from casing if necessary and brown in 1 tbsp butter, preferably in a large wok or sauce pan.
• 2 meanwhile, cook penne in boiling salted water.
• 3 add chopped garlic to sausage and sauté 1-2 minutes.
• 4 add salt and black& red peppers.
• 5 add additional 1 tbsp butter and melt.
• 6 sprinkle with flour; stir well to ensure flour is absorbed.
• 7 add milk and bring to boiling.
• 8 when the mixture starts to boil, reduce to low heat, add herbs and parmesan, and stir well.
• 9 simmer on low heat 2-5 minutes, stirring frequently (to desired thickness).
• 10 drain pasta and add to wok/skillet; stir to coat with sauce and heat through.
• 11 top with chopped fresh scallions and additional red pepper flakes and/or grated parmesan if desired.