Hot Pasta

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 2 (28 ounce) cans italian-style diced tomatoes
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• serrano pepper (to taste, the more you use, the hotter the sauce)
• 1 lb fresh mushrooms
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 large bay leaf
• 1 lb hot italian sausage link, cooked according to the package instructions (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large frying pan.
• 2 add onion and garlic, cook until done but not brown.
• 3 add both cans of tomatoes, spices, mushrooms, wine, meat (if using) and peppers to the onion and garlic mixture; simmer while pasta cooks and until peppers are dark green.
• 4 cook pasta according to instructions; drain well.
• 5 serve sauce over penne.