Rigatoni w/ Green Peppers, Italian Sausage and Garlic

Name: Rigatoni w/ Green Peppers, Italian Sausage and Garlic
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box Rigatoni; cup hot water; 1 italian seasoning (garnish); 1 packages Hot Italian Sausage (links or in a roll); 1 green pepper (chopped); 2 garlic cloves (diced); 1 can red pasta sauce (preferably francisco rinaldi's traditional or marinara); 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin; 2 pinch ground cinnamon

Vittoria @cook_3011108

Nothing beats a great bowl of pasta, bread, and salad al fresco! This was a dish my mom made on a lazy summer hump day every month and a family favorite. She made her pasta and sauce from scratch (which I do occasionally), but this is a quick yummy meal that is the perfect dish for family or gatherings!

Vittoria @cook_3011108

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Ingredients

45 mins

6 servings

1 boxRigatoni
cuphot water
1italian seasoning (garnish)
Sauce Ingredients
1 packagesHot Italian Sausage (links or in a roll)
1green pepper (chopped)
2garlic cloves (diced)
1 canred pasta sauce (preferably francisco rinaldi's traditional or marinara)
1 1/2 tbspolive oil, extra virgin
2 pinchground cinnamon

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Steps

45 mins

1

Boil a pot of hot water for pasta (optional-add salt).
2

Add rigatoni to boiled water and stir occasionally for 11-13 minutes.
3

In a skillet, add a cup of water to medium heat, then add Italian sausage.
4

Cover sausage when it starts to sizzle for five mintues and let simmer.
5

Uncover sausage and return heat on medium high to brown for six minutes. Keep uncovered.
6

Turn sausage over for another six to seven minutes or remove when fully brown. Save some of the sausage juice in pan.
7

Place cooked sausage on a plate to cool down, then cut into quarter sized pieces. Keep sausage covered and warm.
8

In a small saute pan, add olive oil to medium high heat until sizzling, then add chopped garlic and green pepper. Cook for about three minutes. Remember to stir occasionally.
9

Place the cut up sausage back into its pan and reheat on medium heat.
10

Add the cooked garlic, onions, and olive oil drippings to the sausage and mix well for three minutes. Add a couple pinches of ground cinnamon.
11

Pour pasta sauce over sausage and mix well. Let sauce simmer uncovered stirring frequently until piping hot.
12

Mix cooked rigatoni with sauce thoroughly and serve!