Sausage and Peppers

Don't get too excited. This post is not going to be in any way amusing, funny, or as interesting as our usual posts. There's nothing tremendously interesting to say about this night. So, in true food blog form, here's something we made for dinner the other night. We had two bell peppers about to go bad in our fridge. Something had to be done! When combined with garlic, onions, sausage, and some pasta, two ordinary peppers become a delicious and hearty meal of Sausage and Peppers and our simplified version of a traditional Italian meal.

Ingredients:

2 Bell Peppers, sliced (of any color. We used yellow and green but red is traditional.)

1 small onion, diced

4 cloves of garlic, minced

4 Italian sausage links

1 lb pasta (of any kind. We used a mixture of penne and cellentani.)

Sauté sausage links until mostly cooked. Slice links into bite-sized pieces and return them to the pan. Finish cooking to a perfect golden brown. Set aside.

Cook pasta of choice to a perfect al denté. Drain and set aside.

Sauté garlic in olive oil. When it is almost golden brown, add diced onion and sauté until almost brown. Add spices of choice. We added pepper, basil, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. Thrown in sliced peppers and cook until tender. When all the vegetables are cooked, throw in cooked sausage and pasta and stir in pan until warm. Serve immediately with Parmesan cheese.

This dish makes really delicious leftovers, so always make extra!