Weeknight Sausage and Pepper Pasta
This easy Sausage and Pepper Pasta meal is a delicious pasta spin on sausage and peppers, prepared thoughtfully using better ingredients.
Ingredients
- 4 tsp extra virgin olive oil divided
- 1 8 oz pkg sliced mushrooms
- 1 12 oz pkg organic chicken sausage (I used Aidells spinach and feta)
- 1 green bell pepper seeded and diced
- ½ yellow onion diced
- kosher salt
- fresh cracked pepper
- ¼ cup red wine
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 6 oz tri-color rotini pasta
- garnish: fresh chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley optional
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook to al dente.
- While pasta is cooking, heat 3 teaspoons olive oil in a large, nonstick saucepan over high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook until well browned. Transfer the mushrooms to a plate and set aside.
- In the same pan, heat the remaining teaspoon olive oil. Add the sausage, green bell pepper, and onion, along with a good pinch salt and pepper. Cook until the veggies just start to soften and the sausage is browned.
- Add the wine to the pan to deglaze. Cook for a minute to reduce. Add the tomatoes with their juice and simmer a couple minutes. Add the pasta, toss, and allow the pasta to finish cooking in the sauce. Serve topped with fresh parsley. Yields 4 servings.
Calorie count is purely an estimate calculated using an online application to serve as a guide and not to be taken as accurate nutritional information. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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