Spicy Italian Sausage Pasta

Sometimes I bookmark good recipes from food websites, such as Food Network, All Recipes.com and individual blogs. I often visit a blog written by a transplanted Korean who now lives in Washington, DC. She posts a lot of fun things about her U.S. life. One of the best  things are her lunch box ideas. She packs two lunch boxes every weekday. One is for her husband and the other is for her. Furthermore, her recipes are very easy and simple. Sometimes she introduces good grocery stores and shows her list of shopping items with their prices. It's very helpful!

This pasta recipe is from her blog. After she tried spicy Italian sausage pasta at a restaurant, she made it herself. She often packs it for their lunches. I often need lunch box ideas and it's a good tip for me!

Ingredients     
(I changed a little from her recipe.)
1 lb                hot Italian sausage from Giant
3/4 lb              pasta noodle
1 bottle           basil tomato sauce from Trader Joe's
2 C                 sliced mushroom
2 C                 sliced onion
1 T                 minced garlic
2 T                 chopped jalapeno
1 C                 grated parmesan cheese
olive oil, salt, pepper and chopped basil to taste

Directions
Parboil sausage in boiling water for 5-6 minutes and slice into bite size pieces.
Boil the noodles according to the box directions.
Stir-fry minced garlic in a hot pan with olive oil and add sliced onions.
When the onions turn brown, add sausage, mushrooms, salt and pepper.
Stir-fry everything until ingredients are almost 90% cooked. Then reduce heat, add cooked pasta noodles with tomato sauce and mix them well.
Sprinkle parmesan cheese and chopped basil on the pasta before serving.

http://blog.naver.com/zghyojin/220720363760

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