Sausage & Pepper Pasta
Sausage & Pepper Pasta could be just the dairy free recipe you've been looking for. One serving contains 333 calories, 13g of protein, and 12g of fat. For 94 cents per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. It works well as a side dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of vegetable oil, crushed red pepper, bell pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. 284 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. It is brought to you by Budget Bytes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 81%. This score is excellent. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Sausage and Pepper Pasta, Sausage & Pepper Pasta, and Pepper & Sausage Pasta.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 15 minutes
Cooking duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 Tbsp dried basil $0.07
1 medium red bell pepper $1.50
1 medium yellow bell pepper $1.50
2 medium green bell peppers $1.50
1 28 oz. can petite diced tomatoes $1.69
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper, optional $0.03
2 cloves garlic $0.16
1 medium white or yellow onion $0.85
1/2 Tbsp dried oregano $0.07
3/4 lb. pasta (rigatoni or your favorite shape) $1.32
1 tsp salt or to taste $0.05
1/2 19 oz. package Italian sausage (hot, sweet, or mild) $1.99
1 Tbsp vegetable oil $0.02
Equipment:
pot
colander
Cooking instruction summary:
Instructions Add the vegetable oil and sausage links (unsliced) to a large pot and cook over medium heat until the sausage is browned and firm enough to slice. It doesn't have to be cooked through at this point. While the sausage is cooking, thinly slice the bell peppers and onions, and mince the garlic. Once the sausage is browned, remove it from the pot and add the peppers, onions, and garlic. Let them cook while you slice the sausage into thin medallions. After the peppers and onions have softened, return the sliced sausage to the pot along with the diced tomatoes, basil, oregano, and crushed red pepper. Stir to combine and continue to cook over medium heat. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta for about 7 minutes, or just until tender, but still firm. Slightly undercook the pasta as it will continue to cook and soak up liquid once added to the pot with the sausage and peppers. Once the pasta is finished cooking, drain it in a colander and then add it to the pot with the sausage and peppers. Stir to combine, place a lid on top, and allow the pasta to cook in the pepper sauce for about 5 more minutes, or until it has absorbed most of the liquid in the pot. Add about a half teaspoon of salt, taste, and add more if needed.
Step by step:
1. Add the vegetable oil and sausage links (unsliced) to a large pot and cook over medium heat until the sausage is browned and firm enough to slice. It doesn't have to be cooked through at this point.
2. While the sausage is cooking, thinly slice the bell peppers and onions, and mince the garlic. Once the sausage is browned, remove it from the pot and add the peppers, onions, and garlic.
3. Let them cook while you slice the sausage into thin medallions.
4. After the peppers and onions have softened, return the sliced sausage to the pot along with the diced tomatoes, basil, oregano, and crushed red pepper. Stir to combine and continue to cook over medium heat.
5. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta for about 7 minutes, or just until tender, but still firm. Slightly undercook the pasta as it will continue to cook and soak up liquid once added to the pot with the sausage and peppers.
6. Once the pasta is finished cooking, drain it in a colander and then add it to the pot with the sausage and peppers. Stir to combine, place a lid on top, and allow the pasta to cook in the pepper sauce for about 5 more minutes, or until it has absorbed most of the liquid in the pot.
7. Add about a half teaspoon of salt, taste, and add more if needed.
Nutrition Information:
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