Linguine With Sausage Mushroom And Cream Sauce Recipes

LINGUINE WITH SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil; add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water, then drain the pasta. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring, until browned, 3 minutes. Increase the heat to high; add the onion, celery and mushrooms and cook, stirring, until tender, 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium high; add the tomatoes and wine and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add the cream and cook until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes. Stir in the parsley and reduce the heat to low. Add the pasta to the skillet and cook, tossing, until it absorbs some of the sauce, 2 to 3 minutes. (Add some of the reserved pasta cooking water to loosen, if needed.) Season with salt and pepper.
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LINGUINE WITH SAUSAGE, MUSHROOM AND CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Sauté sausage in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until brown and cooked through, breaking up large pieces with fork, about 12 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to plate. Add mushrooms and crushed red pepper to drippings in skillet. Cover and cook until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Add 3/4 cup broth and cream to skillet and set aside.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta; return to same pot. Add sausage, mushroom mixture and cheese. Toss over medium heat until sauce coats pasta thickly, adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry, about 3 minutes. Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.

SPAGHETTI WITH SAUSAGE-MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil to the skillet and increase the heat to medium high. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and rosemary and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Return the sausage to the skillet, then add the cream and 1 cup water; bring to a gentle simmer and cook until slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the spaghetti to the skillet and toss with the sauce, adding some of the reserved cooking water to loosen, if needed. Top with shredded Parmesan, if desired.

SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM SAUCE FOR FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large skillet, and cook the garlic until it is soft.
• Stir in the mushrooms, and cook them until softened.
• Transfer mushrooms to a bowl, and set aside.
• Brown the pork sausage in the same skillet, breaking it up with a fork.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Return the mushrooms to the pan, and mix ingredients well.
• Stir the cooked fettucine into the skillet with the sausage mixture.
• Stir in the cream and cheese, and mix everything quickly over med-high heat to blend.
• Serve immediately.

CREAMY SAUSAGE-MUSHROOM RIGATONI

Steps:

• Cook rigatoni according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 4-6 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain and remove sausage from pan., In same skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add mushrooms, garlic, salt and pepper; cook, covered, 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and liquid is evaporated., Stir in cream; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Return sausage to skillet; heat through. Drain pasta; serve with sauce. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

QUICK AND EASY PENNE WITH SAUSAGE, MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, over medium heat saute sausage (casings removed) until crumbled and brown.
• Remove to a paper towel-lined dish with a slotted spoon.
• Add butter, mushrooms and crushed red pepper to same skillet and saute in sausage drippings.
• Cover, cook until mushrooms are tender - about 5 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and whipping cream to skillet - reduce heat to low. Occasionally stirring as sauce thickens.
• In different pot, cook pasta according to directions on box. Drain pasta. Return to same pot.
• Add sausage, mushroom mixture, and cheese to pasta.
• Toss over medium heat, until pasta is coated and sauce begins to thicken.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• **Add more chicken broth if sauce seems dry.