Mustard Pasta
Spicy Italian sausage in a creamy mustard sauce; a unique combination of just a few ingredients creates an unusual but deliciously flavorful meal.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Rigatoni pasta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1½ lb hot Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp grainy mustard
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced, chopped
- ½ cup Pecorino Roman cheese, freshly grated
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente, according to package directions.
- While pasta cooks, prepare mustard sauce.
- Add olive oil to a large skillet and cook sausage over medium heat, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Add white wine to the skillet and simmer for about 5 minutes until reduced by half scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of the pan.
- Add cream, mustard, and red pepper flakes. Simmer for a few minutes until sauce thickens slightly and is heated through.
- Remove sauce from heat and combine with cooked, drained pasta and fresh basil.
- Serve immediately topped with freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese.