Rachael Ray'S Spicy Linguini With Italian Sausage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb linguine
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb Italian sausage (hot or sweet)
1 red chili pepper
3 garlic cloves
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1/3 lb arugula
salt
pepper

Preparation

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook pasta.
In a large pan, add olive oil using med/high heat. Brown sausage.
Add diced pepper and diced garlic to sausage mixture. Cook 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes to sausage mixture. Put a lid on the pan to help the skins of tomatoes burst. Cook about 8 minutes.
Add arugula to the mixture and stir until it wilts down.
Drain pasta and mix with sausage mixture.
You can add about 1/3 cup of cream if you wish, or use some of the pasta water to thin the sauce at this point.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
.Enjoy!