Spaghetti With Mushroom Sauce And Sausage

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb spaghetti
• 1 (7 ounce) box frozen breakfast sausage links or 1 (7 ounce) box italian sausage or 1 (7 ounce) box ground beef or 1 (7 ounce) box meatballs
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1 (15 ounce) can beef broth
• 1/4 cup dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream or 2 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain, reserve.
• 2 meanwhile, brown sausage according to package directions in a large skillet over medium heat.
• 3 drain the links on paper towels; reserve.
• 4 discard any remaining fat from the skillet; cut sausage into slices.
• 5 melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat; add mushrooms cooking and stirring until mushrooms are browned (about 6 minutes). transfer mushrooms to plate.
• 6 add broth to skillet, scraping up the brown bits on the bottom. heat to boil; reduce until slightly syrupy, about 5 minutes. stir in mustard, cream and pepper.
• 7 reduce heat to low; return sausage and mushrooms to pan. simmer to combine flavors, about 2 minutes.
• 8 place cooked spaghetti in large bowl. add sauce; toss to mix. sprinkle with parsley.