Pasta with Sundried Tomatoes, Arugula and Sausage

Ingredients:

3 garlic cloves, sliced
1 pint of sliced mushrooms (optional)
1 onion, diced
1 lb Italian sausage, casings removed
1-2 tbsp olive oil
1/3-1/2 cup sundried tomatoes (packed in oil), sliced thin
1 lb pasta (penne, farfalle, fusilli)
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 package of baby arugula, about 4 cups
1/4 cup white wine
Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese


Instructions:

Crumble and cook sausage in medium to large pan or pot and remove from pan when cooked through.

Add olive oil, mushrooms and onions (on medium-high heat) and saute for about 10-15 minutes.

Add garlic and cook until golden. Add sundried tomatoes (on medium heat) and white wine and bring to a boil. Add sausage back in. Remove from heat.

Meanwhile, cook pasta one minute less than the package says.

Ladle about 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water into the saute pan. Add 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes.

Drain pasta, add to the pan and add arugula. Toss over medium heat, about 30 seconds.

Garnish with cheese.