Tuscan Sausage and Pepper Spaghetti

🥘 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