Weight Watchers' Sausage and Pepper Pasta

Weight Watchers Eye-talian (Italian) Sausage and Pepper Pasta

Course: main meals
PointsPlus™ Value:    7
Servings:  6
Preparation Time:  15 min
Cooking Time:  25 min
Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Spicy sausage, red wine and fire-roasted tomatoes come together in this ragout-like sauce. Truly hearty and satisfying

Ingredients

	1/2 pound(s) raw turkey sausage, Italian-style, casings removed
	2 tsp olive oil, extra-virgin
	2 medium yellow pepper(s), cut into 2-inch long thin strips
	1 medium onion(s), thinly sliced
	1/2 cup(s) red wine
	1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic
	28 oz canned crushed tomatoes, fire-roasted recommended
	1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, or less to taste
	1/4 tsp table salt
	8 oz uncooked whole-wheat pasta, fusilli
	1/3 cup(s) basil, fresh, chopped

Instructions

•  Cut peppers, onion, and garlic.

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Meanwhile, to make sauce, in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring and breaking up meat with back of a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate.

• Heat oil in same skillet. Add yellow peppers and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are lightly colored and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
  

• Add wine and garlic; cook until most of liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt and browned sausage; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender and sauce is heated through, about 10 minutes.

• While sauce simmers, add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sauce and basil; toss to mix and coat. Yields about 1 1/3 cups per serving. 

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