Italian Turkey Sausage and Peppers Pasta with Sun-dried Tomato Sauce

Name: Italian Turkey Sausage and Peppers Pasta with Sun-dried Tomato Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3/4 cup water boiling; 12 medium sun-dried tomatoes without oil; 7 oz canned pimento or jarred roasted red peppers; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar; 1/2 tsp table salt; 8 oz Barilla Cellentani (Spiral) Pasta; 8 oz Jennie-O Hot Italian Turkey Sausage; 1 lb bag Birds Eye Pepper Stir-Fry defrosted and drained; 4 Garlic cloves crushed; 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes; 1/4 c. Parmesan Cheese grated; 1 1/4 Tbls Parmesan Cheese grated

Minutes to Prepare: 12
Minutes to Cook: 12

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

3/4 cup water, boiling 12 medium sun-dried tomatoes, without oil 7 oz canned pimento, or jarred roasted red peppers 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar 1/2 tsp table salt 8 oz Barilla Cellentani (Spiral) Pasta8 oz Jennie-O Hot Italian Turkey Sausage1 lb bag Birds Eye Pepper Stir-Fry, defrosted and drained4 Garlic cloves, crushed1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes1/4 c. Parmesan Cheese, grated1 1/4 Tbls Parmesan Cheese, grated

Directions

Pour boiling water over sun-dried tomatoes and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Put tomatoes and water, roasted red peppers, vinegar and remaining salt in a blender and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust for salt.

Cook pasta according to package instructions.

Meanwhile, crumble sausage into a large nonstick skillet. Cook, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.

Add defrosted and drained Birds Eye Pepper Stir-Fry and sautee until crisp. Add garlic and crushed red pepepr flakes, sautee until garlic is just fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Remove from heat and add pasta and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.

Heat sauce in microwave or in a saucepan and pour over pasta.

Top with remaining Parmesan Cheese.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BELLATROTTA.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

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