Sausage and Peppers Pasta

Name: Sausage and Peppers Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 12 ounces short cut pasta such as penne or rotini; 1 large or 2 small bell peppers diced; 1 yellow onion diced; 1 clove garlic diced; 2 Roma tomatoes diced; 1/2 lemon zest and juice; 11 ounce chicken sausage sliced (*see notes); 1/4 cup sour cream; 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 4 tbsp cream cheese cubed; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 tsp red pepper flakes optional; 2 tsp Italian seasoning

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

This is one of my easy weeknight go-to dinners. Sausage and Peppers Pasta in ready in about 30 minutes, it’s simple to throw together and it’s filling. Oh, I forgot to mention, it’s delicious!

Updated at: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 01:01:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories750.3 kcal (38%)

Total Fat36.5 g (52%)

Carbs72.9 g (28%)

Sugars7 g (8%)

Protein32.1 g (64%)

Sodium1009.2 mg (50%)

Fiber4.3 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

12 ouncespasta

short cut, such as penne or rotini

0.5lemon

11 ouncechicken sausage

sliced

¼ cupsour cream

½ cupshredded parmesan cheese

4 Tbspcream cheese

cubed

2 Tbspolive oil

2 Tbspunsalted butter

1 tspred pepper flakes

optional

2 tspitalian seasoning

Instructions

Step 1

Get the pasta started: Cook the pasta in salted water according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water before draining in case you need to thin the pasta sauce later.

Step 2

Get the veggies going: Heat the olive oil in a large pan or Dutch oven. Sauté the peppers and onions for 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste

Step 3

Prep the meat: Remove the sausage from the casing (if needed) and add to the pan, break it up and cook another 4-6 minutes until cooked through.

Step 4

Add more salt and pepper to taste, the Italian seasoning and the red pepper flakes, if using.

Step 5

Start the sauce: Add the tomatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, butter and half the cheese. If the sauce is too thick add a little pasta water to thin it out.

Step 6

Finish it: Zest the lemon and add that in plus a squeeze of lemon juice. Add the cooked rigatoni and toss until combined

Step 7

Garnish: Top with parsley and the rest of the parmesan cheese and serve warm.

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