Italian Sausage and Peppers with Penne

Name: Italian Sausage and Peppers with Penne
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 340 grams uncooked tube-shaped pasta (penne or ziti), cooked and drained; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 mediums onions, thickly sliced; 6 servings grated parmesan cheese; 2 mediums green and/or red peppers, cut into 2-inch strips; 680 grams sweet or hot italian pork sausages, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 737 grams prego traditional italian sauce or prego organic tomato & basil pasta sauce

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Italian Sausage and Peppers with Penne a try. This recipe serves 6. This main course has 704 calories, 34g of protein, and 46g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up pasta, parmesan cheese, and/or peppers, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes.

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add the sausage in 2 batches and cook until it's well browned.

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Sausage

Remove sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.

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Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining oil.

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Add the peppers and onions and cook for 5 minutes.

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Stir the pasta sauce into the skillet.

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Heat to a boil. Return the sausage to the skillet and reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the sausage is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.

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