This is a super simple, super satisfying meal to make. Pasta with hearty sausage and white beans, a creamy sauce made from mascarpone cheese and pasta water, and a shower of fresh herbs and Parmesan cheese. Even my mom said it was good and she’s a tough crowd.
Remember that fennel sausage recipe from yesterday? It’s perfect here…in fact, I made it for the first time just to use in this dish. So good.
Mascarpone and pasta are a perfect match. I sometimes add a spoonful of mascarpone to red sauce to make it creamy, and I remember my friend telling me how life-changing it was for her to discover this and add it to her repertoire. But who knew a deliciously creamy sauce could be made with just mascarpone and pasta water?!
Giada de Laurentiis did, that’s who. She’s one of the first cooking personalities I remember watching; in middle school, I used to come home and watch Giada and Rachael Ray on Food Network. I like to think this is where it all began for me (that and becoming obsessed with my mom’s cookbooks). She’s also the one who introduced me to mascarpone cheese…how did I go half my life without knowing about this amazing substance?! I stock up at Trader Joe’s because it’s reasonably priced and tasty.
A somewhat stocked pantry and fridge, or a little planning ahead, and this pasta can be all yours!
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