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Sausage and Pepper Pasta with Tomatoes and Parmesan

Course: Gather-N-Go, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Bell Pepper, Sausage, Spaghetti, Tomato
Allergen: Milk, Wheat
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 978kcal

Ingredients

Tuscan Seasoning (10 servings)

  • 1 1/2 tsp oregano dried
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp marjoram
  • 1/2 tsp basil dried
  • 1/2 tsp rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1/2 tsp sage

Italian Sausage

  • 9 oz Italian sausage

Vegetables

  • 1 c yellow onion thinly sliced
  • 1 c bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp tuscan seasoning

Pasta

  • 6 oz penne

Sauce

  • 14 oz tomatoes diced
  • 1/2 tbsp tuscan seasoning
  • 1 tbsp chicken stock concentrate
  • 1 tbsp olive/canola oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Other Ingredients

  • 1/4 c parmesan cheese grated
  • 2 tbsp parsley fresh chopped

Instructions

Prepare Vegetables

  • Half, peel, and thinly slice onion.
  • Core, deseed, and thinly slice bell pepper.
  • Package onion and peppers with oil and season with tuscan seasoning in a sealed package.

Prepare Sausage

  • Package in a sealed package with a light amount of oil if lean.

Package Pasta

  • Package pasta in a sealed package.

Prepare Sauce

  • Combine tomatoes, salt, pepper, and tuscan seasoning.
  • Package in a container.

Package Parsley

  • Mince parsley and package.

Package Parmesan

  • Shred parmesan and package.

Prepare Sauce

  • Combine ingredients and package in a container.

Boil Pasta

  • In a large pot, boil salted water. Once water boils, add noodles. 
  • Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes.
  • Drain cooking water reserving 1 cup for later.
  • Drizzle olive oil, cooking oil, or butter on pasta to keep pasta from sticking.

Cook Sausage

  • Add sausage to pan cooking at medium-high heat.
  • Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until sausage is browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.

Cook Veggies

  • Add veggies to the sausage pan.
  • Cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 3-4 minutes. Add sausage back to pan.

Add Sauce to Pan

  • Add the sauce to the pan with sausage and veggies.
  • Bring to a boil, then lower heat and let simmer while pasta finishes cooking.
  • After you've drained pasta, stir 3/4 c reserved cooking water into pan with sausage and veggies.
  • Continue simmering until slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes.

Finish and Serve

  • Transfer veggies, sausage, sauce mixture to pot used to cook pasta.
  • Add pasta to pot, toss to coat (add more pasta cooking water if needed to give sauce a loose consistency).
  • Stir in parsley and parmesan, divide between serving bowls.

Nutrition

Calories: 978kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 2321mg | Potassium: 1296mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 4405IU | Vitamin C: 135.9mg | Calcium: 271mg | Iron: 5.3mg