Creamy Sausage & Asparagus Rigatoni

Ingredients (11)

• 3 cups cooked short pasta
• 2 lbs asparagus
• 1 cup boiled asparagus water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 1/2 shallot (minced)
• 2 large Italian hot or mild sausages (casing removed and chopped)
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1-2 dashes pepper or hot pepper flakes
• salt to taste