Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Bow Ties with Sausage and Sweet Peppers

So, I know I have never posted on here (except the look-alike meter- which by the way I deleted and am SO embarrassed by. I don't know how I did that, and you can tell how often I blog because I just realized) but I digress. Anyway, I just wanted to post a simple meal that is one of Mark and my favorite meals. It is so easy and fast, it's what I make when I don't know what else to make.

Bow Ties with Sausage and Sweet Peppers

4 cups dried large bow ties (8 ounces)
12 ounces spicy Italian sausage links
2 medium red sweet peppers, cut into 3/4-inch pieces (1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup vegetable or beef broth
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 snipped fresh Italian Parsley

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; Keep warm.

2. Meanwhile, cut the sausage into 1-inch pieces. In a large skillet cook sausage and sweet pepper over medium-high heat until sausage is brown; drain.

3. Add the broth and black pepper to skillet. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour over pasta; add parsley. Stir gently to coat.

(got it from- Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book- It's a life saver)

There you go! So good. It was interesting to actually read the recipe again, it's funny how you deviate when you don't look at it for a while. The major change that we do is we don't use link sausage, just ground sausage, and I don't think I every realized there was parsley in it, I'm going to have to try it. Anyway, enjoy. Let me know what you think.