Penne Senese

How it's supposed to look:


How Mines looks:

As you guys can probably tell, I am obsessed with the recipes at the Olivegarden.com. It's amazing. Its having all this great tasting food without leaving your home. I'm a huge huge fan. I tried a new recipe, just because one day I had my friend come over and I wanted to cook a good dinner for my guest. :-)

Penne Senese

Prep Time:	20 minutes
Cook Time:	30 minutes
Serving Size:	4 8 12

Ingredients
1 lb penne pasta, cooked according to package directions
2 Tbsp butter
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ cup yellow onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
½ lb mushroom, sliced
6 Italian sausage links, casing removed
¼ cup + 2 Tbsp white wine
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 quart heavy cream
¼ lb prosciutto ham, chopped
1 Tbsp fresh sage (or 1 tsp dry)
1 Tbsp fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dry)
½ lb grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp garlic pepper (optional)
Salt to taste

Procedures

1. HEAT pan over medium heat. Add butter and allow to melt. Add oil, onions and garlic. Reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and sausage. Cook until pink is no longer visible in sausage.
   
2. ADD white wine and bring to a boil. Whisk in flour and let cook for 1 minute to remove flour taste. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes, or until sauce reaches desired consistency.
   
3. ADD cooked, drained pasta to pan with sauce. Toss well.
   
4. TRANSFER to large serving platter and garnish with fresh basil, sage and additional parmesan cheese, if desired.

Conclusion:
I really enjoyed this. One of the better pasta dishes I've made. The issue is there's a lot of butter and oil that goes into this. It's hard to shake the idea that you're eating fat. lol