Tuscan Sausage and Pepper Spaghetti

Tuscan Sausage and Pepper Spaghetti

#Spicy #Kid Friendly #Pasta #Italian

🥘 Ingredients

  • Italian pork sausage
    10 oz
  • Parmesan cheese
    ¼ cup
  • Tuscan Heat Spice
    1 packet
  • bell pepper
    1 unit
  • butter
    2 tbsp
  • chicken stock concentrate
    1 unit
  • diced tomatoes
    1 can
  • parsley
    1 bunch
  • spaghetti
    8 oz
  • vegetable oil
    2 tbsp
  • yellow onion
    1 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • large pan
  • strainer
  1. 1
    Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice yellow onion . Core, deseed, and thinly slice bell pepper . Mince parsley leaves and stems. Remove Italian pork sausage from casings; discard casings.
    yellow onion: 1 unit, bell pepper: 1 unit, parsley: 1 bunch, Italian pork sausage: 10 oz
  2. 2
    Heat a large drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and half the Tuscan Heat Spice . Cook, stirring, until slightly softened ⏱️ 3-4 minutes .
    vegetable oil: 2 tbsp, Tuscan Heat Spice: 1 packet
  3. 3
    Add sausage and another drizzle of oil to pan. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 5-7 minutes .
  4. 4
    Once water is boiling, add spaghetti to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente ⏱️ 9-11 minutes . Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain using a strainer .
    spaghetti: 8 oz
  5. 5
    Once sausage is cooked through, add diced tomatoes to pan. Season with salt, pepper, and remaining Tuscan Heat Spice. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and let simmer while spaghetti cooks. After you’ve drained spaghetti, stir chicken stock concentrate and ¾ cup reserved pasta cooking water into pan. Continue simmering until slightly reduced ⏱️ 1-2 minutes more.
    diced tomatoes: 1 can, chicken stock concentrate: 1 unit
  6. 6
    Add spaghetti to pan; toss to coat. Stir in butter , half the parsley, and half the Parmesan cheese . If pasta seems dry, add more reserved pasta cooking water as needed. Season with salt and pepper. Divide between bowls and sprinkle with remaining parsley and Parmesan.
    butter: 2 tbsp, Parmesan cheese: ¼ cup