Pasta with Sausage, Cabbage and Sage

Total time: 30 minutes
    This is one of my favorite recipes with cabbage.  When, buying a cabbage is a commitment.  One has to have a few recipes to use it up.

 Ingredients:

• 10oz (300gr) sausages
• 1 medium onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 2 tbs rubbed sage or 15 fresh leaves
• 1 tbs paprika, smoky or sweet
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 15oz (450gr) whole tomatoes
• 1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
• 1 1/4 cup pasta - penne, rigatoni, fusilli

 Instructions:

• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain.
• Chop onion and garlic. 
• Shred cabbage - cut wedges off the cabbage, lay flat and cut in fine strips with a sharp knife.  Roughly chop tomatoes - reserving all juice. 
• Slice sausages into 1" (2.5cm) pieces. 
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.  Add paprika and sauté 1 minute. 
• Add onion, garlic and cabbage and sauté 10 minutes or until starting to get tender. 
• Add sausage and sage and sauté 5 minutes. 
• Add tomatoes and their juices, turn heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes or until cabbage is done. 
• Uncover, turn heat up and stir in vinegar. 
• Add drained pasta and toss to mix well.  Heat through and serve.