Spicy Sausage Alfredo

Submitted by modfolkmom26

"this easy semi home-made pasta is perfect for a cold night or a family dinner! You can control the spiciness with the amount of hot sauce and peppers."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb penne rigate
• 1 lb Italian sausage (link or bulk)
• 16 ounces alfredo sauce
• 1⁄4 cup red hot pepper sauce (or to taste )
• 2 -3 bell peppers (any color or all three)
• 1⁄2 red onion
• 1 tablespoon canola oil or 1 tablespoon olive oil
• shredded parmesan cheese

directions

1. heat oil in large skillet; add sausage cook on med high.
2. while sausage is cooking, start pasta water
3. chop onions and peppers into 1/4 inch slices set aside.
4. when sausage is browned and thoroughly cooked, add fresh peppers and onions; cook just until veggies are hot; turn skillet down low.
5. when pasta water is done add pasta cook until al dente.
6. drain pasta water; reserve 1 cup of the water to thin sauce.
7. in medium saucepan, heat 1 jar of alfredo sauce to a low simmer while stirring occasionally.
8. add 1/4 cup Red Hot sauce alredo; stir until mixed.
9. pour pasta into skillet with sausage pepper mix.
10. pour alfredo sauce mixture into the skillet and toss togther.
11. add pasta water to thin sauce (if preferred).garnish with parmesan and serve.

Reviews

[Chef hardyhar]

This was easy and tasty! I have a very finicky 20 yr old son with Asperger's Syndrome and who questions every food put in front of him and he enjoyed it too. I felt that it served 6 when paired with a tossed green salad. I used mild Italian link sausages and was slightly aprehensive about the amount of hot sauce. But I risked it and used the recipe amount of 1/4 c. and it was just the right degree of spicy for our family. My son said he'd eat it again so this recipe is going into rotation. A nice budget meal! Thanks!