Spring Sausage Toss

I have not made this recipe but it sounds good and is a 15 minute recipe - need I say more? It is from an old Chatelaine magazine with a couple of minor changes by me

• Ready In: 21 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 4  spicy sausage, like italian (I like Hot but your choice)
• 1  cup onion, chopped
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
•  salt
• 3⁄4 cup yellow sweet pepper, cored and cut into narrow strips
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 0.5 (450 g) package  fusilli (apprx 3 cups) or 0.5 (450 g) package rigatoni pasta (apprx 3 cups) or 0.5 (450 g) package ziti pasta (apprx 3 cups)
• 1⁄4 cup of fresh mint, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup fresh basil, coarsely chopped

Directions

1. Cook the pasta accoring to instructions and drain. Keep warm.
2. Meanwhile remove sausage meat from the casings.
3. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat., add sausage meat, garlic, salt & chopped onions, stir to crumble meat cook apprx 6 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink.
4. Add tomatoes to the meat micture, turn heat to high and bring to a boil, add peppers.
5. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Stir in drained, cooked pasta, mint & basil.
7. Remove from heat and serve.
8. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if you wish.