Sausage and Pepper Pasta

• 8 ounces rigatoni pasta
• 8 ounces sweet Italian sausage links
• 2 bell peppers, red and green, cut into 1 1/2-inch strips
• 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 12 cup bottled creamy caesar salad dressing
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

1. Cook pasta as instructed.
2. Drain well.
3. Reserve 1/2 c of cooking water.
4. In large nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat until browned on all sides (10 mins).
5. Reduce heat to medium-low.
6. Cover.
7. Cook until no longer pink (15 mins).
8. Remove and cool slightly.
9. Discard all but 1 Tbs drippings in skillet.
10. Diagonally cut sausage into 1/4" slices.
11. Add peppers, onion, seasoning and salt to skillet.
12. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until just tender (15-20 mins).
13. Remove from heat.
14. Stir in pasta, dressing, reserved pasta cooking water and sausage.
15. Sprinkle with Parmesan and parsley.
16. Serve.

rigatoni pasta, sweet italian sausage, bell peppers, red onion, italian seasoning, salt, caesar salad dressing, parmesan cheese, parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sausage-and-pepper-pasta-402964 (may not work)