Creamy pasta with sausage and peppers
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
This recipe works with beef or pork link sausages. Spicy sausages are especially good.
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1-2 large link sausages or 4-5 smaller sausages, cooked
- 1 T olive oil
- 8 oz dry pasta such as penne
- 1 1/2 bell peppers any color
- 1/2 onion
- 1 T butter
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 6 T cream or half-and-half
- 4 oz grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Chop sausages into 1/2 inch rounds. Slice peppers into strips. Halve onion and slice in rings.
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Heat 1 t olive oil over medium heat in medium frying pan. Fry peppers and onion until very soft, about 8 minutes. Add the sausage and fry another 2 minutes. Turn heat to low to keep warm.
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Set pasta to cook according to package instructions.
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While pasta cooks, make the sauce:
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Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat.
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Add cream cheese and stir vigorously while cream cheese melts.
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Slowly add cream stirring continuously.
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Add parmesan cheese and continue to cook until cheese melts and sauce is thick and homogeneous.
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Drain pasta when ready. Toss with sauce and vegetable-meat mixture and serve.