Sausage Peppers and Onion Pasta
This easy meal is tasty and ready in minutes. Sausage, red peppers, and onions are the star of the show on this one! A boardwalk favorite made into a pasta meal.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground sausage (I use hot sausage) mild sausage is another option
- 4 red peppers, remove seeds and chop into 1" pieces
- 1 cup onion, diced I had half a white onion and half a red onion. Use any variety you have or prefer.
- 6 garlic cloves, chopped
- 48 oz pasta sauce, marinara Use your favorite or make homemade. I either make homemade, use Barilla Marinara, or Victoria White Linen Marinara Sauce.
- 2 lbs short rigatoni pasta, or similar I like large noodle pasta for this and Barilla make Mezzi Rigatoni Pasta (short rigatoni)
- Add crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste. other options are half cup wine, and oregano.
Instructions
- This recipe makes a large amount at least 12 servings, using 2 lbs of pasta. Reduce the entire recipe in half if you want 6 servings.
- Boil pasta according to package directions. (don't overcook the pasts :)
- In a skillet brown the ground sausage, mixing well as it cooks so it's in small pieces, continue cooking until fully cooked at 160°. Remove sausage and set aside.
- In the skillet place a tablespoon of oil. Add in the chopped peppers, onions, and minced garlic. Saute over medium heat until the vegetables are tender, not overcooked or mushy. Remove vegetables and set aside.
- In a very large bowl start adding the items as they are cooked, the pasta, the sausage, the peppers and onions, and then the sauce.
- Heat the sauce in the skillet. Then add it to the remaining ingredients. Add any additional flavors to your liking, crushed red pepper, half cup wine, and/or oregano, the possibilties are endless.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix all ingredients to combine and serve. Add grated Parmesan/Romano Cheese.
- Place any remaining servings into containers and refrigerate or freeze.