2Italian sausages (casing removed and chopped into small pieces, hot or mild sausages)
3/4teaspoonoregano
4-5leavesfresh basil
1-2clovesgarlic chopped
1/4teaspoonsalt
1-2pinches hot pepper flakes if desired
1-2pinchesfresh thyme
3cupscooked short pasta(approximately 1 1/2 -2 cups dry)
freshly grated Parmesan Cheese if desired
Instructions
In a large pot boil water, add salt and cook pasta al dente.
While the water is boiling, in a large frying pan add olive oil, sausage pieces, tomatoes, oregano, basil, garlic, hot pepper flakes, salt and thyme, stir together, and cook, stirring occasionally on medium heat.
Continue cooking until liquid (from the tomatoes) has evaporated and tomatoes are soft and a little bit shrivelled and sausage is cooked. Add drained cooked pasta and ¼-⅓ cup of pasta water, turn heat to medium high and gently stir until mixture is creamy and water has evaporated, serve immediately with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese and fresh chopped basil. Enjoy!
Notes
If you don't have fresh tomatoes you can substitute with a can of peeled San Marzano tomatoes (Roma or Plum tomatoes), be sure to chop them before adding to the pan. This recipe is perfect with either hot or sweet Italian sausages. It is simple and easy, to tell the truth sometimes those are the best. If you use hot then you may want to eliminate the hot pepper flakes unless you like really hot and spicy.For this recipe short pasta is definitely the best. I would use a penne, fusilli, rigatoni or even mezze maniche all with ridges. Make sure you choose a good quality pasta and cook pasta al dente.Any leftover pasta should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last up to 3 days in the fridge. It can be reheated in the microwave or in a skillet add a little water or even olive oil and reheat on low.