Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Farfalle with Augula, Sausage, and Garlic

1 pound arugula (I always use spinach)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
4 ounces sausage
1/4 teaspoon cheyene
1 pound pasta
1/2 cup parmesan
salt to taste

Cook the onion over medium heat. Add garlic and cook about 1 minute. Add sausage and cheyene and cook. Add spinach in four or five additions, stirring until each batch wilts until adding another. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low until spinach is tender.
Meanwhile, bring water to boil and cook pasta. Scoup out about 1/2 cup of cooking water then drain pasta. Combine pasta with spinach/sausage mixture and add 1/4 cup of olive oil and mix well. Add parmesan and toss, adding enough of the reserved pasta water to moisten the pasta if need. Season with salt.