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Sausage and Peppers Recipe

This sausage and peppers recipe might take 50 minutes to make, but only the first half of that requires focused effort. After that, you can spend the last 20 minutes preparing dessert or munching on a cheese appetizer, whichever your heart desires!
  • cook TIME 40 mins
  • prep TIME 10 mins
  • total TIME 50 mins
Course: Dinner, Main CourseCuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: italian recipe, Sausage and Peppers, Sausage and Peppers recipe
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 493 kcal

Ingredients (15)

  • 9 oz Italian sausage
  • 8 oz bell pepper (red, green, yellow) sliced
  • 4 oz fettuccine pasta
  • 2 oz onion chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp garlic chopped
  • 1 cup homemade tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup unsalted chicken broth
  • 1/4 tsp ground pepper
  • 1/4 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1.5 oz shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1 tbsp fresh basil
  • 1 tbsp parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook 4 oz fettuccine pasta until al dente and drain. Set aside.

1 Cook pasta sausage and peppers
2

Add 1 tbsp olive oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add 9 oz sausages and cook until they are browned on all sides. Transfer sausages to a cutting board and let them cool at room temperature.

2 Brown sausages peppers
3

Slice sausages into 1-inch rings, and set aside.

3 Cut sausage and peppers
4

Add 1 tbsp butter to the same skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tsp garlic and cook until fragrant. Stir in 2 oz onion and 8 oz bell pepper. After the vegetables have softened, pour in 1 cup tomato sauce, 1/2 cup chicken broth, 1/4 tsp ground pepper, 1/4 tsp oregano, and 1/2 tsp paprika.

4 Make the pasta sauce sausage and peppers
5

Add in sausage. Stir and simmer for a few minutes. Then reduce the heat to low-medium heat. Add in cooked pasta and 1.5 oz parmesan cheese, toss to bring everything together. Remove from heat.

5 Add sausage and pasta to the pan
6

Top with parsley and fresh basil. Serve.

6 Garnish and serve sausage and peppers

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 493 kcal | Fat 31 g | Saturated Fat 10 g | Trans Fat 1 g | Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g | Monounsaturated Fat 11 g | Cholesterol 59 mg | Sodium 561 mg | Potassium 663 mg | Carbohydrate 36 g | Fiber 4 g | Sugar 8 g | Protein 19 g | Vitamin A 3090 IU | Vitamin C 89 mg | Calcium 173 mg | Iron 3 mg