Pork Sausage Cavatappi Bake

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian pork sausage
  18 oz
• Pepper Jack cheese
  1 c
• butter
  3 tbsp
• cavatappi pasta
  12 oz
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 unit
• flour
  2 tbsp
• garlic powder
  2 tsp
• green bell pepper (sliced)
  2 unit
• hot sauce
  2 tsp
• milk
  13.5 oz
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• panko breadcrumbs
  ½ cup
• pepper
• salt

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• baking sheet
• baking dish
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bring a large pot of water with salt to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Core, deseed, and thinly slice green bell pepper .

   salt, green bell pepper: 2 unit (sliced)
2. 

   2

   Toss the bell pepper on one side of a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper . Add Italian pork sausage to the opposite side of the sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Roast on top rack until bell pepper is browned and tender and sausage is cooked through, ⏱️ 20 minutes to ⏱️ 25 minutes .

   olive oil: 1 tbsp, salt, pepper, Italian pork sausage: 18 oz
3. 

   3

   Once water is boiling, add cavatappi pasta to the pot. Cook until al dente, ⏱️ 8 minutes to ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water (2 cups for 4 servings), then drain.

   cavatappi pasta: 12 oz
4. 

   4

   Melt butter (2 TBSP for 2 servings; 3 TBSP for 4 servings) in the pot used for pasta over medium-high heat. Stir in flour and garlic powder and cook, stirring, for ⏱️ 1 minute . Slowly whisk in milk , ½ cup reserved pasta cooking water (1 cup for 4 servings), and chicken stock concentrate until combined. Bring mixture to a boil, then remove from heat. Stir in Pepper Jack cheese until melted. Season generously with salt and pepper.

   butter: 3 tbsp, flour: 2 tbsp, garlic powder: 2 tsp, milk: 13.5 oz, chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit, Pepper Jack cheese: 1 c
5. 

   5

   Once sausage is done, remove from oven and let cool slightly. Transfer to a cutting board and slice on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Add to pot with sauce along with bell pepper and pasta. Stir, adding splashes of reserved pasta cooking water as needed, until creamy. Season generously with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to an 8-by-8- inch baking dish (for 4 servings, use a 9-by-13-inch dish).
6. 

   6

   Preheat broiler to high. In a small bowl , combine panko breadcrumbs and a drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, then sprinkle over pasta mixture. Broil on top rack until panko is golden brown, ⏱️ 2 minutes to ⏱️ 3 minutes . (TIP: Watch carefully for any burning.) Drizzle with as much hot sauce as you like and serve.

   panko breadcrumbs: ½ cup, hot sauce: 2 tsp