sausage and peppers with pasta
- 1 medium onion
- 1 green pepper
- 1 red peppr
- 1 yellow pepper
- 1 orange pepper
- 1 can diced tomatoes (garlic basil oregano flavored)
- 1 lb italian sausage (hot or sweet, your choice)
- 1 box tri colored rotini pasta
- 1 salt
- 1 pepper
- 1 garlic powder
- 1 onion powder
- 1 oregano
- 1 basil
- 2 lb mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- pre heat oven to 400
- in a large pot, boil water for pasta (add one tablespoon of vegetable oil to water so pasta doesn't stick together)
- In a large skillet or frying pan, cook sausage over medium heat until brown, turning once.
- (its easier and faster if you cover the pan)
- While the sausage is browning, chop the onion and peppers into bite size pieces.
- (use best judgement for size).
- when water boils, add pasta.
- follow directions on box
- when sausage is cooked, remove from pan/skillet and place on a cutting board.
- let it cool until its safe to handle.
- add the peppers, onions, and can of diced tomatoes to frying pan.
- add seasonings to taste.
- I don't measure, but I guess I add about 1 or 2 tablespoons of each.
- stir to blend all ingredients and cover
- when the pasta is cooked, before draining set some of the starchy water aside for later, about one or two cups.
- you may or may not need this later.
- drain the pasta then put it back into its pot.
- while the peppers/onion mixture is cooking, cut up the sausage about the same size as your peppers and place into the pot with the pasta.
- stir these together so the pasta can absorb flavor from the sausage.
- when the peppers are tender and the onions are translucent, pour everything into the pot with the pasta (this is why you need a large one).
- mix all ingredients together to blend flavors.
- if it seems a little dry, add some of the water you set aside earlier to moisten it.
- pour all ingredients into a shallow baking dish (glass, metal, whatever you have on hand, just spray non-stick cooking spray on the bottom if you need to)
- top with mozzarella chees and parmesan cheese and sprinkle a little bit of onion powder and garlic powder on top.
- bake until the cheese is bubbly
- ENJOY!
onion, green pepper, red peppr, yellow pepper, orange pepper, tomatoes, italian sausage, rotini pasta, salt, pepper, garlic, onion, oregano, basil, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/330577-sausage-and-peppers-with-pasta (may not work)