Orecchiette with Sausage and Roasted Peppers
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- Prep Time 20 minutes
- Total Time 40 minutes
- Yield Serves 6
Ingredients
- 2 medium red bell peppers, four flat sides sliced off core, ribs and seeds discarded
- 2 medium yellow bell peppers, four flat sides sliced off core, ribs and seeds discarded
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 pound orecchiette or other short pasta
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, removed from casings
- 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
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Heat broiler. Place peppers, skin side up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; broil 4 inches from heat until charred, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap; steam 2 to 3 minutes. Using a paper towel, rub off pepper skins, reserving any juices in bowl. Thinly slice peppers crosswise into 1/4-inch strips; return to bowl. Set aside.
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In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
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Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Add roasted peppers; cook until heated through.
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Transfer sausage mixture to bowl; add pasta, butter, reserved pasta water, and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
Cook's Note
When cooking pasta, save a little of the cooking water before draining -- drizzling a little of it into the finished dish will improve the consistency of your sauce.
i made this with sweet turkey sausage,wonderful.
my family has been making this for three or four years. If you roast the peppers yourself, it is just delicious. The juices from the pepper, combined with the cheese, makes it very rich. We use whole wheat pasta if we can find it
I love this dish; it's one of my go-to meals. I especially love the cute little ear-shaped pastas. The roasted peppers obviously make this dish, and I have yet to find jarred peppers that are as good as homemade. Roast your own!
delish! i added steamed broccoli into it for some added vegetables, and also went with fresh grated parm as well as a little chopped fresh parsley to make it even more fab. i have a hard time finding orecchiette in canada, i have to grab a few boxes when i'm in the usa.
My husband and I really enjoyed it! I added 2 cups of fresh spinach, 1 large chopped tomato, and some mushrooms to the mixture. Very easy and a great way to use up veggies in the fridge!
Super yummy! My picky hubby loved it. The roasted peppers are definitely worth the time and energy. I will drain the sausage after browning it the next time - unnecessary oil left in dish. Otherwise, delicious and simple!
Oh my Gosh. Fantastic. I've made it for many different people and I automatically have a recipe card ready because they ALWAYS ask. This is a Winner for sure.
We loved this dish. I have food allergies so I substituted rice pasta and pecorino romano (goat cheese) and added roasted red pepper also. It was great. Also added chopped fresh parsley.
One of my favorite dishes of all time! My husband requests it constantly. It is absolutely wonderful.
I love this recipe! It is very tasty and my family loves it! I would recommend this for entertaining because it makes a lot!
We just finished this meal and it was delicious. Do not for go roasting the peppers...they were so smoky and wonderful. The only suggestion I have is perhaps doubling the Parmesan and adding an orange pepper! Thank you, Martha. This is a keeper.
We just finished this meal and it was delicious. Do not for go roasting the peppers...they were so smoky and wonderful. The only suggestion I have is perhaps doubling the Parmesan and adding an orange pepper! Thank you, Martha. This is a keeper.