Baked Pasta with Sausage and Peppers
Instructions:
- 1 1/2 pounds Tarantino’s* mild Italian sausages, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 large green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 large red bell pepper, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes in puree
- 1 15-ounce can tomato puree
- Salt
- 1 pound penne pasta
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Romano cheese
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- In a nonstick pan, cook sausage over medium-high heat until browned, stirring occasionally. Drain fat, then reduce heat to medium.
- Add onion, peppers and garlic; cook for about 10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato puree and 1/4 teaspoon salt; simmer on low for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil with a dash of salt. Add pasta and cook until almost done. Drain pasta, return it to the pot, and stir in the sauce and mozzarella.
- Transfer pasta mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and sprinkle with Romano cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until browned.
- Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Makes 8-10 servings.