Weight Watchers Italian Sausage And Pepper Pasta Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPER PASTA- WEIGHT WATCHERS 7 POINTS RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, to make sauce, in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring and breaking up meat with back of a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate. Heat oil in same skillet. Add yellow peppers and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are lightly colored and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add wine and garlic; cook until most of liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt and browned sausage; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender and sauce is heated through, about 10 minutes. While sauce simmers, add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sauce and basil; toss to mix and coat. Yields about 1 1/3 cups per serving.

WEIGHT WATCHERS ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPER PASTA

Steps:

• Bring large pot of lightly salted water to boil.
• Meanwhile, to make sauce, in large nonstick skillet over medium high heat, cook sausage stirring and breaking up meat with back of wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate.
• Heat oil in same skillet. Add yellow peppers and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are lightlycolored and crisp tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add wine and garlic; cook until most of liquid evaporate, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, crushed red pepper, salt and browned sausage; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender and sauce is heated through, about 10 minutes.
• While sauce simmers, add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sauce and basil; toss to mix and coat. Yields about 1 1/3 cups per serving.
• NOTES:.
• auce is also good over rice.
• Toss in some fennel seeds for even greater flaver.

PENNE WITH PEPPERS AND SAUSAGE ( WEIGHT WATCHERS)

Steps:

• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set pan over medium high heat. Add green peppers, garlic, onion, and mushrooms. Cook, stirring frequently, until almost tender, about 7-8 minutes.
• Remove turkey from casings; add to skillet and cook until no longer pink. Add spices and tomatoes. Simmer about 5 minutes.
• Serve over cooked pasta. Sprinkle with cheese. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.

FUSILLI WITH SAUSAGE, SPINACH AND PEPPERS - WEIGHT WATCHERS

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package instructions.
• Meanwhile, crumble sausage into a large nonstick skillet. Cook, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Add spinach, broth, red peppers, salt, pepper and oregano. Heat to serving temperature, about 3 minutes.
• Drain fusilli, add to sausage mixture and toss to combine.