Spaghetti with Sausage and Peppers

Submitted by Summer Breeze

"A fast, simple dish, which takes only about 30 minutes to make. Great for this busy time of the year."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb Italian sausage (mild or hot)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 red bell peppers, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 3⁄4 teaspoons salt
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes, in thick puree
• 1 cup low-sodium chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons dry vermouth or 2 tablespoons dry white wine
• 3 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• 3⁄4 lb spaghetti
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

directions

1. In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderate heat.
2. Add the sausage and cook, turning, until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes.
3. Remove from pan.
4. When cool enough, cut into 1/2 inch slices.
5. Add the onion, peppers and 3/4 teaspoon of the salt to the pan.
6. Cook, stirring frequently until the vegetables begin to brown, about 5 minutes.
7. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are soft, about 3 minutes longer.
8. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds.
9. Add the tomatoes, broth, vermouth, the reserved sausage and any accumulated juices, the parsley and the remaining 1 teaspoon of salt, and bring to a simmer.
10. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the spaghetti until just done, about 12 minutes.
11. Drain and toss with the sausage and pepper mixture and the Parmesan.
12. Serve with more Parmesan.

Reviews

[cfletcher]

This was very tasty...but I have to admit that I made a couple of changes.....nothing serious though. I found that the sauce was very thin and since we like a thicker sauce, I added the wine to the chicken bouillon (didn't have any chicken stock). I used 1 pkg. of the bouillon with 3 tblsp. of wine and about 2 tblsps. of cornstarch. Mixed this up and added it at the end to the sausage and pepper mixture. This thickened it up nicely and gave a lovely added flavour. Both DH and I loved this but it did make a lot....we both had healthy servings and there is more than enough for dinner tonight! It could easily serve 5 - 6!! I'll make this again, Summer Breeze....it's a keeper!

 

[VickyJ]

This was delicious Summer Breeze! Thank you for the great recipe! It made such a wonderful sauce, even though you can't see that by my picture. I used tongs to plate everything, and maybe that is why. I forgot to include the parsley, but that was it! Thanks, again! Coming back to add.. I didn't use link sausage either, but it didn't specify in the ingredients. Thanks again!