Sausage & Garlic Cream Sauce over Pasta

When I originally started thinking about this dish, I thought it was going to take 45 minutes. I was wrong! Start to finish in just 30 minutes! But, it doesn't taste like it. At all.



Sauce:

• 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 2 tsps basil, chopped
• 2 tsps salt
• 3 Tablespoons black pepper
• 1 whole head of garlic, minced
• 2 tsps butter
• 2 tsps cayenne pepper

1. Heat butter over medium high heat until foamy
2. Saute onion & garlic until tender, about 4 minutes.
3. Add all other ingredients, except cream & cook until you can smell the basil, probably a minute or so.  
4. Add in the heavy cream, bring to a gentle boil & then lower heat and let simmer.

Sausage:

• 1 package precooked sausage, sliced into thin rounds.
• 1 bell pepper, seeded & sliced thinly.
• 1/2 onion, sliced thinly. 
• 1 can diced garlic & onion tomatoes, drained.

1. Throw everything in the skillet with a dab of butter.
2. Cook until bell pepper is slightly tender.
3. Mix sauce into sausage mixture & top with shredded mozzarella. Serve over pasta.