orecchiette pasta with sausage & roasted peppers

(1 rating)
Recipe by
anna messina
chicago, IL

This pasta dish is so good,roasted peppers gives it a yummy smoky taste!

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients For orecchiette pasta with sausage & roasted peppers

  • 2 md
    red bell peppers cleaned cored
  • 2 md
    yellow bell peppers cleaned cored
  • 1 lb
    italian sausage, hot or mild removed from casing
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tsp
    olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter cut into sm. pieces
  • parmigiano-reggiano, grated

How To Make orecchiette pasta with sausage & roasted peppers

  • 1
    Heat broiler. place peppers, skin side up, on foil lined baking sheet broil them on each side til char like (18-20min) when cooke place in bowl & cover w/ plastic wrap to keep steam inside for easy peeling,remove w/ paper towel & shred w/ fingers into strips,reserve juice from peppers do not discard.Set aside both peppers & juice.
  • 2
    In pot of boiling water salt & cook pasta according to box,drain & reserve 1/2cp pasta water.Meanwhile , heat skillet w/ olive oil over med. heat & cook sausage breaking it up into sm. pieces, brown 10min or so till all cooked, add roasted peppers & its juice, cook 7min more. Transfer sausage mixture to serving bowl; add pasta, butter,reserved pasta water & parm-regg cheese.Toss & enjoy

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