Easy Pasta And Italian Sausage Weeknight Dinner Food

QUICK AND EASY SAUSAGE PASTA

Steps:

• Cook sausage and onion in a large skillet until no pink remains. Drain fat.
• Add bell pepper and garlic, cook 2-3 minutes or until pepper begins to soften.
• Stir in diced tomatoes with juices, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning. Simmer 5 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water until al dente (do not overcook). Drain well.
• Add pasta to sausage and simmer 1 minute. Garnish with parsley and parmesan if desired.

ITALIAN PASTA AND SAUSAGE DINNER

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• While pasta is cooking, in a medium pan crumb and cook sausage about 6 minutes; drain off grease and add chopped onion and garlic sautéing another 6 minutes or so till onion is tender.
• Stir in basil, oregano, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper heat another one to two minutes.
• Lower heat while adding tomato sauce and ricotta, stir while heating so ricotta blends evenly and does not burn.
• Mix pasta and sauce together. Sever with fresh grated parmesan cheese and a green salad.

EASY PASTA AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE WEEKNIGHT DINNER

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 400 ºF.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place the sausages on the baking sheet.
• Place the baking sheet in the oven and cook for 25 minutes.
• Place two large pots on the stove, each over it's own burner.
• Pour the sauce into the first large pot and set to medium.
• Let the sauce simmer slowly. Reduce temperature if necessary.
• Fill the second large pot with water, add salt and bring to a boil.
• Add the pasta and cook to al dente as per the package instructions.
• Pour the cooked pasta into a colander over the sink.
• Once the water has drained out, carefully pour the pasta into the pot with the sauce and shut off the burner to stop cooking the sauce and pasta.
• Once the sausages are cooked, remove them from the oven and slice into wheels.
• Add the sausages to the pasta and sauce.
• Add the roasted red peppers and basil, and stir.
• Adjust the salt and pepper if necessary.
• That's it... it's really ready to eat!
• Plate the pasta and don't forget to top it with the shaved parmesan.