This is a satisfying comfort food that takes very little time to create. You can modify it many ways according to your taste or mood!
Ingredients
- 12 oz. bowtie pasta
- 3 Italian sausages (hot, sweet, or mild)
- 4 oz. sliced mushrooms (cremini or button)
- 5 Tablespoons butter
- 16 oz. heavy cream (or half & half, whole milk, or some combination)
- 1/8 cup Parmesan (or more to taste)
- 1 or 2 heads Quarter Moon Farm Black Garlic
- Salt & pepper, to taste
Directions
- Slice sausages into ‘coins’ and brown in frying or sauté pan.
- Add sliced mushrooms when sausages are close to done; cook gently for about 3 minutes.
- Remove sausages and mushrooms to a bowl.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta (about 13 minutes).
- To make sauce, add butter to the frying or sauté pan (leave sausage drippings), and melt over low heat.
- Add heavy cream and heat to a low simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Sauce should gradually thicken; if you are using half & half or milk instead of cream, you may want to add 1/8 cup flour dissolved in a little water, and then whisk it into the liquid a little at a time until sauce looks creamy.
- After cream sauce has thickened, add Parmesan and stir thoroughly to incorporate.
- Stir in cooked sausages and mushrooms and heat through.
- Stir in about 15 Black Garlic cloves.
- Drain pasta and mix with cream sauce mixture.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with a side salad to complete this meal. Enjoy!