Sausage Ragout with Sundried Tomato and Basil Polenta

Ingredients

For the Ragout

• 1 # bulk Italian sausage

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 onion, diced

• 6 garlic cloves, sliced thin

• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds

• 2 tablespoons tomato paste

• ¾ cup red white

• 1 ½ cups chicken stock

• 4 sprigs thyme

• Dash of crushed red pepper

• 1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained

• 1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

• 2 teaspoons dried oregano

• Salt and pepper, as you go

For the Polenta

• 3 cups water

• ¾ cup polenta

• ¼ cup parmesan, grated

• 2 tablespoons butter

• ¼ cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped

• 2 teaspoons dried basil

• Optional: Sour cream, Greek yogurt or mascarpone (see below)

• Salt & Pepper, as you go