Hungry For Italian Sausage And Cabbage

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (9 ounce) package cheese tortellini
• 3 sweet italian sausages
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 6 cups napa cabbage, coarsely chopped
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/8 cup diced pimento, drained
• 1/2 cup creme fraiche
• salt and pepper
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook the tortellini as per package directions, drain reserving 3 tablespoons cooking liquid.
• 2 place the sausages in boiling water and cook until firm, remove and cool until cool enough to handle. thinly slice the sausage.
• 3 over medium heat, melt the butter and add olive oil, cook sausages through until nicely browned; stir in onions, minced garlic and cabbage.
• 4 saute for 5 minutes or until cabbage is crisp tender; stir in drained cooked tortellini, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes and pimentos. season with salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• 5 lower the heat to low, add the crème fraiche and reserved pasta cooking liquid; cook just until warmed through.
• 6 serve with freshly grated parmesan cheese and crusty italian bread.