Sausage And Cheese Ravioli Saute' With Pears!

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 bartlett pears
• 1/2 lb fresh asparagus spear
• 2 links italian chicken sausage or 6 ounces italian chicken sausage
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 8 ounces baby portabella mushrooms (pre-sliced)
• 1 cup wine
• 1 (9 ounce) package mushroom ravioli
• 2 tablespoons garlic and herb butter
• 4 ounces crumbled gorgonzola
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 chop 1 pear coarsely (1 cup); coarsely grate remaining pear (1/2 cup).
• 2 cut asparagus into bite-size pieces, removing tough root end.
• 3 cut sausage into bite size pieces.
• 4 preheat large saute pan on med-high 2-3 minutes. place oil in the pan, then add sausage and mushrooms; cook 2-3 minutes or until mushrooms and sausage have browned slightly. add chopped pear; cook 1 more minute.
• 5 reduce heat on pan to med. stir in wine, grated pear, asparagus, and pasta; simmer 3-4 minutes or until pasta is tender and wine has reduced by about two-thirds.
• 6 remove pan from heat; stir in butter and cheese until blended. sprinkle with pepper if desired and serve.