Dinner

Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is for Dinner.

Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta takes several minutes to prepare.

Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta takes several minutes to cook.

Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta are:

4 medium red bell peppers (about 1 1/2 pounds)
8 ounces uncooked whole wheat penne, rotini, or gemelli pasta
8 ounces ground turkey breast or ground chicken breast plus 1/2 Tbsp italian sausage seasoning
1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt

Here is how you make Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta:

1. Preheat broiler. 2. Roast bell peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil 8-10 minutes per side or until thoroughly blackened. Place bell peppers in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel; discard skins, stems, and seeds. Chop and set aside. 3. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid; keep warm. 4. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey breast or chicken breast + sausage seasoning and red pepper flakes, and cook 8 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Add bell peppers to pan. Move sausage mixture to outside edges of pan, leaving an open space in center. Add tomato paste to open space in pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir tomato paste into sausage mixture. Stir in pasta and reserved cooking liquid; cook 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in black pepper and salt. Serving Size: 5 servingsNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KLWOZNIAK.

The nutritional information for Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 279.3

• Total Fat: 2.2 g
• Cholesterol: 44.0 mg
• Sodium: 175.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.0 g
• Protein: 29.1 g