Pasta with Fast Sausage Ragu

Pasta with Fast Sausage Ragu

from Mark Bittman

time 30 mins

yield 4-6 servings

category Pasta

cuisine Italian

ingredients

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 TB Extra virgin olive oil

1 medium chopped onion

1/2 lb Italian sausage or Chorizo, removed from casing

1/2 c milk

1/2 c tomato sauce (leftover pasta sauce, eg)

1 lb pasta

Freshly grated Parmesan

directions

1. Bring pot of water to a boil and add salt. Cook pasta.

2. Put oil in deep skillet and turn heat to medium

3. Let oil warm up then add onion

4. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens (about 5 mins)

5. Add sausage in bits and turn heat to medium-high

6. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sausage is nicely browned (about 5-10 mins)

7. Add milk and tomato sauce, along with salt and pepper to taste

8. Stir to blend and simmer for about 5 minutes or until thick but not dry

9. Add pasta and some parmesan (to taste) to skillet with sausage ragu

10. Serve warm and grate additional parmesan on top

notes: • You can also use 1 c milk and 1/4 c tomato paste