Italian Sausage and Pepper Pasta
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Who knew turkey sausage was so good? Not I!!! This dish is amazing.
Source: Weight Watchers (from RecipeThing user AmericnJewl) (from RecipeThing user kylerhea)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 6 people
Categories: pasta
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound raw turkey sausage, Italian-style, casings removed
- 2 tsp olive oil, extra-virgin
- 2 medium yellow pepper(s), cut into 2-inch long thin strips
- 1 medium onion(s), thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic
- 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes, fire-roasted recommended
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, or less to taste
- 1/4 tsp table salt
- 8 oz uncooked whole-wheat pasta, fusilli
- 1/3 cup basil, fresh, chopped
Directions
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
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Meanwhile, to make sauce, in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring and breaking up meat with back of a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate.
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Heat oil in same skillet. Add yellow peppers and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are lightly colored and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
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Add wine and garlic; cook until most of liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt and browned sausage; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender and sausage is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
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While sauce simmers, add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sauce and basil; toss to mix and coat. Yields about 1 1/3 cups per serving.