Italian Sausage & Peppers Rigatoni Recipe

Prep & Cook Time: 30-40 min.

Cook Within: 5 days

Difficulty Level: Easy

Spice Level: Medium

Italian Sausage & Peppers Rigatoni with spinach and Parmesan

Contains: Milk, Wheat

Put yourself in a New York state of mind with some sausage and peppers. We take this East Coast stalwart off the bun and turn it into a killer pasta dish. Fennel seed-flecked Italian sausage gets pan-seared and tossed with tender bell peppers and al dente tubes of rigatoni. A zesty marinara marries the whole thing together for a meal that's simple to prepare but hard to forget. Fuhgeddaboudit.

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In Your Box (serves 2)

1 Green Bell Pepper
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Yellow Onion
2 Garlic Cloves
2 Italian Pork Sausage Links
5 oz. Rigatoni
½ tsp. Red Pepper Flakes
8 fl. oz. Marinara Sauce
2 oz. Baby Spinach
1 oz. Grated Parmesan

Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
767
Carbohydrates
84g
Fat
31g
Protein
37g
Sodium
1710mg

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Recipe Steps

You Will Need

Olive Oil
Salt

1 Medium Pot
1 Large Pan
1 Colander

Before You Cook

Bring 8 cups water and 2 tsp. salt to a boil in a medium pot
Thoroughly rinse produce and pat dry
Ingredient(s) used more than once: Parmesan

1

Prepare the Ingredients

Stem, seed, remove ribs, and slice both green and red bell peppers into thin strips. Peel and halve onion. Slice halves thinly. Mince garlic. Remove sausage from casing.
2

Cook the Sausage

Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage to hot pan and cook, breaking up into pieces, until browned, 4-6 minutes. Transfer sausage to a plate. Reserve pan; no need to wipe clean.
3

Cook the Pasta

Add pasta to boiling water. Cook until al dente, 11-13 minutes. Reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water. Drain pasta in a colander. While pasta boils, cook vegetables.
4

Cook the Vegetables

Return pan used to cook sausage to medium-high heat and add 1 tsp. olive oil. Add peppers, onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes (to taste) to hot pan. Reduce heat to medium, stir, and cover. Stir occasionally until vegetables are softened, 5-7 minutes.
5

Finish the Sauce

Add sausage, marinara, and reserved pasta cooking water to pan. Bring to a simmer and stir occasionally, 4-5 minutes. Stir in spinach, pasta, and half the Parmesan (reserve remaining for garnish). Cook until spinach wilts slightly, 1-2 minutes. Remove from burner. Plate dish as pictured on front of card, garnishing pasta with remaining Parmesan. Bon appétit!