*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                CAVATELLI WITH SPICY TOMATO-SAUSAGE SAUCE

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Italian                          Pasta
                Sauces                           Meats

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2       c            Quick Tomato Sauce
  12       oz           Hot Italian sausage
   1       tb           Olive oil
     1/2   c            Reserved juice from canned
                        -tomatoes (or water)
   2       tb           Fresh basil, chopped (1 1/2
                        -tsp dried)
     3/4   lb           Cavatelli or penne
     3/4   c            Ricotta

  PREPARATION:  For The Sauce, make the Quick Tomato Sauce.  Remove casing
  from sausage.  Heat olive oil in large frying pan over medium heat; saute
  sausage, breaking into small pieces, until color turns pale and sausage is
  just cooked through, about 10 minutes.  Add the Quick 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.
  
  Makes 4 servings.
  
  [COOKS; May/Jun 1988] Posted by Fred Peters.
 


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