Sausage and Mushroom Pappardelle
Thick pappardelle pasta with a hearty and delicious sausage and mushroom sauce.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 8 ounces pappardelle pasta
- 1 small onion - diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped mushrooms - white or cremini chopped
- 7 cloves garlic - diced
- generous pinch of salt
- dash black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
- 1 pound ground sausage - regular Italian or spicy
- 14-15 ounce can chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup pasta water
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1/2 cup grated or shredded parmesan cheese - more for on top
Instructions
- Cook pappardelle pasta in salted water according to package directions, reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and drain remaining liquid.
- While pasta is cooking, In a large skillet, add onion, olive oil, mushrooms, garlic, salt, pepper and Italian herbs and cook until onions begin to soften.
- Add ground sausage and cook until sausage is browned.
- Add chopped tomatoes, pasta water, cream and grated parmesan and bring mixture to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
- Add pasta into sauce and stir over low heat until all of the pasta is coated.
- Season with additional salt if desired then top with extra parmesan cheese and enjoy.