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                 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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