Rigatoni Italian Sausage Peppers And Onions Recipe

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Boil 3 hot Italian sausages in water for about 45 minutes to make them tender and reduce fat.

Discard the water and slice the sausages down the middle.

Grill the sliced sausages to further cook them and remove more fat.

Slice green bell pepper into fine slices and add to a good quality Italian brand crushed plum tomato sauce.

Slice 1 whole white onion and add to the sauce with the green peppers.

Add 1 tablespoon of crushed red pepper to the sauce for spiciness.

Incorporate jarred pesto sauce into the mixture for flavor, which contains basil, garlic, and olive oil.

Cook the sauce over low heat for about 25 minutes.

Prepare boiling water for the rigatoni, adding sea salt and extra virgin olive oil.

Boil number 24 rigatoni according to package instructions for 14 minutes until al dente.

Add the grilled sausages to the sauce after the onions and peppers are caramelized.

Let the sauce continue to cook for another 10-15 minutes while the rigatoni cooks.

Once the rigatoni is done, serve it on a plate topped with the sausage and marinara sauce mixture.

Finish with fresh cheese on top before tasting.

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