Roasted Red Pepper & Sausage Pasta

This one pot pasta dish has roasted red bell peppers, Italian sausage, and spinach in it!

I have been all about roasted red peppers lately but I discovered this recipe when I was assigned Sara's blog for Secret Recipe Club. I put it off for a while, but I really wanted to try it out. Anything with pasta and spinach is a winner for me, but I was really excited for the bits of roasted red pepper paired with sausage in this dish. It's a one pot recipe meaning you only have to dirty one large skillet. It can be ready in under 30 minutes too, so it's a wonderful weeknight meal.

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What you need:

• 1 lb. Italian sausage
• 4 cloves minced garlic
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 jar (16 oz.) roasted red peppers, drained and pureed.
• 12 oz. penne pasta or other pasta of your choice 
• 4 oz. cream cheese, cubed
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
• 3 to 4 handfuls of baby spinach

Directions:

1. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage over medium heat until browned. Add garlic when it is almost done. 
2. Add milk, chicken broth, pureed red pepper, and pasta. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat. Simmer until pasta has cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. If the pasta hasn't cooked through and you need more liquid, add additional milk and broth, starting at 1/4 cup each.
4. Add cream cheese and stir until cream cheese melts.
5. Stir in spinach, 1 handful at a time, until wilted and heated through.
6. Then add parmesan and stir until melted.
7. Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Recipe from Cook with Sara

Another delicious sausage and pasta recipe that is made in one pot and ready in under thirty minutes is this One Pot Italian Sausage & Kale Pasta. This Roasted Red Pepper and Asparagus Quinoa from Inside Brucrew Life is so great and doesn't take too many ingredients either.

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