Cavatelli with Spicy Tomato-Sausage Sauce

30 minutes Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 25 minutes

401 calories per serving view nutrition facts

4 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

2	cups	tomato sauce
12	ounces	hot italian sausages
1	tablespoon	olive oil
1/2	cup	juice	reserved from canned tomatoes, (or water)
2	tablespoons	basil	chopped, (1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil)
3/4	pound	cavatelli	or penne
3/4	cup	ricotta cheese

Directions

Preparation: Remove casing from sausage.

Heat olive oil in large frying pan over medium heat; sauté sausage, breaking into small pieces, until color turns pale and sausage is just cooked through, about 10 minutes.

Add the tomato sauce, basil, and tomato juice; simmer, uncovered, over low heat for 5 minutes.

Sauce can be made 1 day ahead.

Cooking and Serving: Cook the pasta in 4 quarts boiling, salted water until just tender, about 8 minutes.

Drain well. Reheat the sauce.

Toss the pasta with sauce.

Serve on warmed serving dishes.

Garnish each serving with 3 tablespoons ricotta.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 235g

Amount per Serving

Calories 401 66% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.0g	45%
Saturated Fat 10.0g	52%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 60mg	20%
Sodium 1047mg	44%
Total Carbohydrate 13.0g	4%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g	8%
Sugars 6.0g
Protein 20.0g	41%

Vitamin A	14%		Vitamin C	28%
Calcium	9%		Iron	13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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