Sausage, sweet onion, and pepper pasta
8
Points®
Total time: 22 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 12 min • Serves: 1 • Difficulty: Easy
We load on the veggies, inverting the usual ratio of pasta to veggies to keep Points down. Hold off on seasoning until the very end; you may find that the sausage and cheese provide plenty of savory flavor.
Ingredients
Uncooked penne pasta
1 oz, or cavatappi
Olive oil
1 tsp
Yellow bell pepper
1 medium, sliced
Sweet onion
½ medium, sliced
Cooked chicken sausage
3 oz, sliced
Grape tomatoes
½ cup(s), halved
Garlic
1 clove(s), minced
Grated Parmesan cheese
½ Tbsp
Instructions
1
Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Scoop out and reserve ¼ cup pasta cooking water, then drain pasta.
2
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add the bell pepper, onion, and sausage to the pan; sauté 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the tomatoes and garlic; sauté until the tomatoes soften, 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the pasta and the reserved ¼ cup pasta water; cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Sprinkle the cheese on top.
3
Serving size: about 2 cups
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