RIGATONI ALLA BUTTERA

By Jan Lorenzi

Ingredients: Six ounces Italian sausage (take off skins and loosen until like ground meat), Twenty ounces canned chunky style tomato sauce, One eighth cup chicken broth, Three tablespoons peas (frozen or canned-I used more), Four teaspoons heavy cream, One pound Rigatoni.

Preparation: Cook sausage in a large frying pan until brown. Pour off fat. Pour in tomato sauce and chicken broth and cook for 3 minutes. Add peas and cream and cook for 1 1/2 more minutes.

Boil Rigatoni until al dente. Drain, add sauce, salt and pepper. Add grated Parmesan cheese at the table if desired.

I just made this the first time a few nights ago exactly how the recipe states just to see what it's supposed to taste like. As good as it was just like that, loving fresh basil as much as I do, I might chop a little in next time.

Ciao!