SPICY SAUSAGE & PEPPERS PENNE

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 ounces uncooked penne pasta
  • 1 pound hot Italian turkey sausage (about 4 links)
  • 4 red bell peppers, cut into 1/4-inch strips
  • 1/2 cup 1/4 inch cut onion
  • 2   garlic cloves, pressed
  • 1 can spaghetti sauce (I used tomato and basil)
  • Fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
  2. Meanwhile, cook sausage in a skillet  over medium-high heat 14-16 minutes or until sausage is lightly browned and no longer pink, turning occasionally. Remove sausages from skillet; cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces and set aside. Cut bell peppers and onion into 1/4-inch strips.
  3. In same skillet, cook bell peppers, onion and pressed garlic over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until peppers are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Add sausage to vegetables. Cook and stir spaghetti sauce about 1-2 minutes or until heated through.
  4. Place 1/4 of the sausage mixture in a bowl with pasta; pour desired amount of
    sauce mixture over pasta, tossing to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

Yield:

  • 6  servings

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