Spring – Sausage Toss – Piemonte Sausage

Servings 4-6

Optional to add other spring veggies to the dish.

4 spicy sausage, like italian (Hot sausage works very well in this dish)
1 cup onion, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
salt
³⁄₄ cup any color sweet pepper, cut into narrow strips
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
A package fusilli, a package rigatoni pasta (3 cups) or a package ziti pasta (3 cups)
.25 cup of fresh mint, chopped (optional)
.25 cup fresh basil, coarsely chopped

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

Spring – Sausage Toss