Italian Sausage & Pasta

Submitted by Maine-iac

"A light and very delicious meal for any time of year. The balsamic vinegar and red wine make give the recipe a special taste!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb Italian sausage
• caraway seed, optional
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 can chopped tomatoes or 1 can diced tomato, with liquid
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 6 ounces red wine
• 1 tablespoon ground basil
• 1 tablespoon crushed oregano
• salt & pepper

directions

1. Cut each sausage link in 4 pieces.
2. Place in microwave dish, sprinkle liberally with caraway seed, and cover.
3. Microwave on high 5 minutes, stir, and continue to cook until sausage is cooked through.
4. Drain liquid from sausage and set aside.
5. In a large sauce pan, heat olive oil, and sauté onion and garlic until tender.
6. Add canned tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and wine.
7. Add spices, stir, cover, and simmer 10 minutes.
8. Add sausage, stir well, cover, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9. Serve with your favorite pasta, top with Parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[Charlotte J]

All enjoyed this tonight. It had a rich and full flavor. I used bulk It. sausage and 28 ounces of tomatoes. Thank you Art for this wonderful recipe. It's a winner.

 

[Pstar14]

Tried this last night and my husband and I both enjoyed it very much. I was pleasantly surprised at the additional sweetness the caraway seeds seemed to make. One question, though: After stirring the microwaved sausages (after the first 5 minutes), the recipe just says "cook until done." How long is that supposed to be? I was concerned about microwaving them too long. I did about a minute, and that seemed to work, but could have used some specifics there!

 

[Jug OMud]

This made for a great meal. I used hot Italian sausages (stovetop cooked) over penne pasta. I doubled the recipe, using 2 cans of diced tomatoes (1 regular & the other fire roasted tomatoes with garlic), I felt as though the balsamic vinegar really helped create the depth of flavor this meal had. My daughter found it to be a little too spicy (guess I should have used regular Italian sausage). My family enjoyed this , but despite the fact that it was so easy to pull together, I don't think it is something we would have a "taste" for on a regular basis (if that makes any sense). Thanks for sharing!

 

[burlingamefoodie]

I loved this recipe. I modified the recipe a little bit since I accidentally put in about 8oz. of wine and I noticed that the sauce was going to be too watery. To compensate for the miss, I thickened the sauce with a couple of teaspoons of tomato sauce. I also used fresh basil and left out the caraway seeds. I threw in a couple dashes of tobasco sauce (since I love it) and to get more kick, I put in quite a bit of red pepper. I also didn't have fresh garlic so just put in some garlic salt to taste. I left the sausage with the casing on which went fine.<br/><br/>Then, I used rotini for the pasta. I tasted the sauce while it was simmering and it was so flavorful. I loved the dish and will definitely make it again. It was rich with flavor and very easy to make!

 

[Just Him and Me]

We really liked this recipe! I didn't have the canned diced tomato, but was able to substitute canned whole tomatoes which I cut up. Added some red pepper flakes like some reviewers suggested which gave the recipe a little extra kick. As made, sauce is thicker, which I thought worked great, but I can see if someone wanted a thinner sauce, adding some tomato sauce would work well too. Husband said this would be a great recipe for having friends over (so apparently he liked it enough to share!) LOL