Categories: Made
Ingredients
- 12 ounces whole-wheat penne pasta
- 1 pound Italian sausage links (1 package)
- 1 small green pepper, sliced
- 1 small red pepper, sliced
- 1 small yellow onion, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup red wine (merlot or pinot noir)
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 12 ounces water
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Parmesan Cheese for finishing
Directions
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In a large pot of salted water, cook pasta until al dente. Reserve starchy cooking water.
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Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over a medium-high heat. Brown sausages on all sides, until almost cooked through, remove and cut into ¼ inch slices. You don’t have to worry about cooking them all the way through, they will finish cooking while the sauce simmers.
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In the same pan drizzle another teaspoon or so of olive oil and sauté the peppers and onions until slightly softened, about five minutes.
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Return sausage back to the pan and deglaze with red wine.
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Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, Italian seasoning, sugar and salt. Stir to combine.
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Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for ten minutes.
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Add penne to the skillet, toss with sauce. If needed add starchy pasta water to loosen the sauce up.
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Season with salt and pepper and garnish with grated parmesan cheese.