Sausage and Peppers

Submitted by ElizabethKnicely

"This Italian style dinner for six can be on the table in less time than it takes to boil the water for and cook a pot of pasta. The secret: bottled marinara sauce and Italian turkey sausage links that saute quickly with multicolored bell peppers."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 6 1 cup pasta, 1 cup sausage mixture and 1 teaspoon
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• cooking spray
• turkey Italian sausage
• green bell pepper
• red bell pepper
• yellow bell pepper
• 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 (26 ounce) bottle fat-free pasta sauce (such as Healthy Choice)
• 6 cups hot cooked penne (about 3/4 pound uncooked tube-shaped pasta)
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh parmesan cheese

directions

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add sausage to pan; cook 8 minutes or until lightly browned, turning occasionally. Remove from pan; cool slightly. Cut sausage into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
2. Wipe pan with paper towels; recoat with cooking spray. Place pan over medium-high heat. Add peppers; saute 6 minutes. Add sausage; saute 2 minutes. Add garlic; saute 2 minutes. Add sauce; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
3. Add mozzarella, stirring until melted. Place 1 cup pasta in each of 6 shallow bowls; spoon about 1 cup sausage mixture over each serving. Sprinkle each serving with 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese.