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Easy Pasta with Sausage & Peppers Recipe

This easy pasta with sausage & peppers recipe is a quick dinner you can make any night of the week. Italian peppers with roasted peppers and tomatoes are a delicious combination with any kind of pasta. You can easily make this on the stovetop or in the oven for a quick dinner.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword easy dinner, pasta, sausage and peppers
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Italian sausage, hot or sweet
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups sweet bell peppers, sliced
  • ½ pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1 lb cooked pasta (yse whatever type of pasta noodle you like)
  • toasted pine nuts and grated cheese on top optional

Instructions

To make on the stove.

  1. If your sausage is in casings, either take off the casings or chop into bite size pieces.

  2. In a large sauté pan brown your sausage and then remove from pan.
  3. Add your olive oil and onions.
  4. As the onions start to get translucent, add your peppers and tomatoes and garlic.
  5. Cook for about 5 minutes so that peppers and tender.
  6. If you feel it needs more olive oil, add it now. Maybe a tablespoon or two.
  7. Add back your sausage and cook for about 5 more minutes.
  8. Stir in your cooked pasta or if it doesn't fit in pan, add the pasta and sausage mixture to a large serving bowl.
  9. Top with toasted pine nuts and grated cheese if using.

To make in the oven.

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

  2. Spray a large baking dish and add all of the ingredients. You can take the casings off the sausage and cut into little pieces. Or you can keep the casings on and cut into pieces.

  3. Mix well and bake for 40 minutes.

  4. When done, mix or top with the cooked pasta. Serve with grated cheese and pine nuts.