This recipe was sent to Seduction Meals by Christine from Little Falls, NJ. This simple yet savory dish is made with pure love and affection to address the dietary needs of her amore. This goes to show that you can select flavorful, healthy meals for your specific needs without having to give up your favorite comfort food.

"This is my fiance Duane's very favorite dish that I make for him. A couple years ago his triglyceride levels were high and the doctor suggested he go on medication. Instead of doing that he decided he'd rather try this by diet first. So to help him I came up with this dish using rice pasta-- I'm sure it will taste just as good using regular pasta as well."

Recipe

1 lb hot Italian sausage, crumbled, casings removed
1/2 onion chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1cup fresh flat leaf Italian parsley, chopped
1 lb Ziti or Rigatoni
1/4 cup first pressed Olive Oil
Grated Parmesan Cheese

1. Put water on to boil for pasta. Follow pasta directions.

2. Saute sausage until brown, remove from pan and set aside. You can
drain the meat out on power towels if you like.

3. Add onion to the same pan, keeping a bit of the oil from the sausage. Cook until translucent. Then add garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook for a few  minutes until fragrant.

4. Add white wine. Let it reduce by half.

5. Add the sausage back in the pan and the parsley, mixed well.

6. Toss sausage mixture with pasta, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, and Parmesan cheese.