Sauceless Pasta

This is an old favorite recipe of ours that we got out of the cookbook "Everyday Italian" by Giada de Laurentiis. I was excited to make it this time because I used my homemade italian sausage in it. It is quick and easy to make and quite delicious.

1 lb bowtie pasta
2 T olive oil
1 lb italian sausage
1 small package mushrooms
1 lb frozen peas
1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions. Meanwhile, heat 1 T olive oil in a large skillet and add sausage. Cook until golden brown. Remove meat with a slotted spoon or spatula and heat the other T of olive oil in the skillet. Add the mushrooms and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated. Then add peas. Cook until heated through. Return the meat to the skillet, add salt and pepper, and heat all ingredients together.

When pasta is done cooking, drain water, reserving about a cup of the cooking water. Add the meat mixture to the pasta and stir. Add a little of the reserved cooking water to moisten the noodles and maybe a little bit of olive oil. Add the grated parmesan cheese and mix until melted.

This takes about a half hour to make. Enjoy!