Using Fresh Sage

If you have fresh sage growing in your garden and wonder what to do with it, try this 20 minute pasta recipe that gets you out of the kitchen fast in hot weather.  If you don’t have tortellini, use the sauce on plain spaghetti, it’s just as good. Serve with a protein-based salad or dessert, like this sliced cheese and tomato salad or custard. My husband says "I don't really miss meat - let's have this again."
Mushroom Sage Sauce With Tortellini
1 pound tortellini, Cheese-filled -- refrigerated

3 tablespoons Butter
4 tablespoons Onion -- chopped
8 ounces Mushrooms -- thickly sliced
4 tablespoons Sherry -- or white wine
½ cup Heavy Cream
1 tablespoon Fresh Sage -- thinly sliced
Cook pasta, drain. Meanwhile, melt butter in skillet, add onions; saute 1 minute. Add mushrooms, saute until brown, 7 minutes. Add sherry, cook until almost gone. Add cream. Boil until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Stir in sage. Season with salt and pepper. Add pasta, toss until heated through and serve. 4 Servings 
Cost: $5.88 or $1.47 per serving.
Per Serving: 446 Calories; 29g Fat (59.3% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 195mg Cholesterol; 859mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 5 Fat.