Linguine With Sausage, Mushroom And Cream Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage, casings removed
• 3/4 lb mushroom, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 lb linguine
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 saute sausage in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until brown and cooked through, breaking up large pieces with fork, about 12 minutes.
• 2 using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to plate.
• 3 add mushrooms and crushed red pepper to drippings in skillet.
• 4 cover and cook until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes.
• 5 add 3/4 cup broth and cream to skillet and set aside.
• 6 cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
• 7 drain pasta; return to same pot.
• 8 add sausage, mushroom mixture and cheese.
• 9 toss over medium heat until sauce coats pasta thickly, adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry, about 3 minutes.
• 10 season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.