Sausage Green Pepper Pappardelle
Sausage Green Pepper Pappardelle is a bold and comforting pasta dish that you’ll love because it comes together quickly and tastes like it simmered all afternoon. Sausage and green peppers are a classic pairing – savory, slightly sweet, and perfectly delicious. Simply make the sauce and add in wide ribbons of pappardelle pasta that catch every bit of sausage amd sauce in every bite. Cooking the pasta in the sauce saves time and allows the noodles to pick up more flavor from the sauce. Only one pot and 30 minutes and you have a dish that feels like it came from your favorite Italian restaurant.
Why You’ll Love This Dish:
This pasta hits all the right notes:
- Rich and savory from the sausage
- Bright and slightly sweet from the green peppers
- Comforting and satisfying thanks to the wide, silky papardelle noodles
- Simple ingredients that create big flavor
- Easy clean-up because it’s made in one pot
Ingredients needed to make Sausage Green Pepper Pappardelle:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 large onion, chopped
- 1/2 large green pepper, chopped
- 1/2 lb Italian sausage
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes, undrained
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 oz papardelle pasta
- 3 oz fresh baby spinach
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- Fresh chopped parsley or basil, optional for garnish
How to make Sausage Green Pepper Pappardelle:
- Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage, breaking it into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Add onion and green pepper and cook until sausage is browned and onion and green pepper are softened. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes, beef broth, oregano and salt and pepper, to taste and bring to a boil.
- Add pappardelle pasta and stir to submerge in the liquid. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 7 minutes or until pasta is nearly al dente.
- Add spinach and stir until it is wilted. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered for 5 minutes.
- Grate fresh Parmesan cheese on top and serve immediately. Garnish with fresh parsley or basil if desired.
Notes:
- Use good-quality sausage for the best flavor – it’s the backbone of this dish.
- Add mushrooms for extra depth.
- Use spicy Italian sausage for a bigger kick or add in crushed red pepper flakes for heat.
- Stir in a splash of cream for a richer sauce.
- Add spinach at the end for color and freshness.
- Pair it with crusty bread and a simple green salad, and dinner is done.
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Sausage Green Pepper Pappardelle
Savory sausage green pepper pappardelle pasta is an easy, one-pot recipe that is hearty and full of flavor.
Equipment
- 1 Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 large onion, chopped
- 1/2 large green pepper, chopped
- 1/2 lb Italian sausage
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes, undrained
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 oz papardelle pasta
- 3 oz fresh baby spinach
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- Fresh chopped parsley or basil, optional for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage, breaking it into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Add onion and green pepper and cook until sausage is browned and onion and green pepper are softened. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes, beef broth, oregano and salt and pepper, to taste and bring to a boil.
- Add pappardelle pasta and stir to submerge in the liquid. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 7 minutes or until pasta is nearly al dente.
- Add spinach and stir until it is wilted. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered for 5 minutes.
- Grate fresh Parmesan cheese on top and serve immediately. Garnish with fresh parsley or basil if desired.
- Notes:*Use good-quality sausage for the best flavor - it's the backbone of this dish. *Add mushrooms for extra depth.. *Use spicy Italian sausage for a bigger kick or add in crushed red pepper flakes for heat. *Stir in a splash of cream for a richer sauce. *Add spinach at the end for color and freshness. *Pair it with crusty bread and a simple green salad, and dinner is done.
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