Pasta With Sausage And Fava Beans

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 lb Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 1 3/4 cups diced tomatoes (plum are meatiest)
• 1 cup fava beans, shelled (about 1 lb)
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 3/4 lb fresh pasta (sheets cut as desired) or 34 lbs fettuccine pasta
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

1. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; add onion, garlic, and pepper flakes and cook until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes.
2. Add sausage and brown, while breaking up with a fork or wooden spoon, about 3 minutes.
3. Add wine and simmer 1 minute; add tomatoes and fava beans.
4. Let saute until tomatoes begin to soften, about 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
5. Meanwhile cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente; drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid (return pasta to pot).
6. Add the sauce to the pasta in the pot and toss, over medium heat, until sauce coats pasta (about 2 minutes); add reserved cooking liquid as needed.
7. Transfer pasta to a serving bowl and pass cheese.

olive oil, onion, garlic, red pepper, italian sausage, white wine, tomatoes, fava beans, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, fresh pasta, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pasta-with-sausage-and-fava-beans-478707 (may not work)