Italian Turkey Sausage and Pepper Pasta
PersonalPoints™ per serving

Total Time: 40 min
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Serves: 6
Easy
Italian sausage, red wine and fire-roasted tomatoes come together to create a
ragout-like sauce that is hearty, savory, and deeply satisfying. The red wine adds richness and depth to the sauce. It is added just after the vegetables have softened, which gives it time to reduce and let the alcohol cook off, leaving behind only its robust flavor. You can use beef or chicken broth in place of the, if you like. You can also substitute mild or spicy chicken sausage for the turkey sausage, and use a mix of red, yellow, or orange bell peppers for a prettier dish.
Ingredients
  • ½ lbs uncooked turkey sausage, Italian-style, casings removed
  • 2 tsp olive oil, extra-virgin
  • 2 medium yellow peppers, cut into 2-inch long thin strips
  • 1 medium uncooked onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 fl oz red wine, (1/2 cup)
  • 1½ tbsp minced garlic
  • 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes, fire-roasted recommended
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes, or less to taste
  • ¼ tsp table salt
  • 8 oz uncooked whole-wheat pasta, fusilli
  • ⅓ cup basil, fresh, chopped

Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
  2. Meanwhile, to make the sauce, in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring and breaking up meat with the back of a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate.
  3. Heat oil in the same skillet. Add yellow peppers and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are lightly colored and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add wine and garlic; cook until most of the liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt and browned sausage; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender and sauce is heated through, about 10 minutes.
  5. While sauce simmers, add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sauce and basil; toss to mix and coat.
  6. Serving Size: 1 1/3 cup of Italian Turkey Sausage and Pepper Pasta!
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