Easy Pasta Fagioli With Sausage

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves (chopped)
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 2 (16 ounce) packages sweet sausage (squeeze the meat out of the skins)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans (with liquid)
• 2 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (29 ounce) cans water
• salt & pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 cup basil
• 1 (16 ounce) box medium pasta shells (or any other type of small pasta of your liking)
• parmesan cheese (optional)
• crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute garlic and onion in olive oil in a large frying pan.
• 2 add sausage and chop into small pieces. when browned transfer to a large pot.
• 3 add the two cans of tomato sauce, the beans, the water, basil, salt and pepper.
• 4 stir and bring to a boil. turn the heat to med low when it begins to boil and continue cooking for about 30 minutes stirring occasionally. if u want it thicker cook for about 2 hours or to your required thickness.
• 5 when done, pour over cooked pasta.
• 6 sprinkle with parmasean cheese and if you like it a little spicy add crushed red pepper.