Sausage and Peppers Pasta |Cooking With Amanda

Get ready for your new favorite one-pot meal recipe! This recipe for sausage and peppers pasta is delicious, and your family will be gobbling it up and requesting seconds (and thirds).

The idea of a one pot sausage and peppers pasta came about when I wanted to make sausage and peppers for dinner, but didn't feel like cooking for hours and making a mess in the kitchen. I love to grill sausage and peppers, but then I tend to still have to make pasta or my Italian-style white beans as a side. Baking Italian sausage can take a long time too. I did a little brainstorming and felt that I needed to make the classic sausage and peppers into a one-pot meal.

So here is what I did to turn the classic sausage and peppers into a one pot meal. I cut the mild sausage links into bite size pieces - it allows the sausage to cook quickly. And while the sausage is cooking I chopped up the bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms.

After the vegetables have started to sweat and soften, I added in all the seasonings and a can of crushed tomatoes. Give it a good mix, then add in the pasta. Mix again and cover with a lid and let the pasta cook right into the sauce. I love that the pasta not only absorbs the sauce but you get the deep flavors from the caramelized Italian sausage.

I've made this recipe over a dozen times, perfecting it each and every time. I've even entertained with this recipe, and our family loved it. Everyone went back for seconds. Our moms were shocked that I was cooking the pasta right in the sauce. Once they tasted it, I think they were instantly intrigued and are ready to start trying more one-pot pasta recipes!

Whether you're looking for a quick weeknight meal (with leftovers for lunch the next day) or need a quick dish to entertain with, I hope you'll give my one pot sausage and peppers pasta a try!

Pair this one pot meal with a fantastic salad! Try Julia's Mediterranean quinoa salad or Jennifer's tomato goat cheese salad.

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Sausage and Peppers Pasta Recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 mild sausage links, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 cups multi-colored bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup white onion, chopped
1/2 cup baby portabello mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon minced garlic in water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
28 ounces crushed tomatoes
1 cup water
1 teaspoon dried parsley
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
3 cups penne, dry
parmesan cheese, for serving

Directions

In a large sauté pan, add olive oil and 1-inch mild sausage slices.
Cook on medium for 5 minutes, stirring continuously.
Add in the bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, garlic, salt, and pepper. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes on medium-low.
Add the can of crushed tomatoes, water (swirl water in can to remove any additional sauce), dried parsley, dried basil, and sugar.
Mix well, then add in the 3 cups of dried penne pasta. Mix well until all pasta is covered.
Place a lid on the sauté pan and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.
Stir once during the cooking time. Pasta should be al dente (cook 2 additional minutes for fully cooked pasta).
Top pasta with parmesan cheese.