This is an adopted recipe that Hubby loved when I prepared it. It is full of flavor and has a very nice presentation on the plate. It is low-fat and was originally printed in Cooking Light.
Ingredients: [‘rigatoni pasta’, ‘vegetable oil cooking spray’, ‘onion’, ‘italian turkey sausage’, ‘italian seasoning’, ‘crushed red pepper flakes’, ‘red bell pepper’, ‘fennel seed’, ‘crushed red pepper flakes’, ‘no-salt-added whole tomatoes’, ‘dry red wine’, ‘fresh italian parsley’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1 3/4 cups rigatoni pasta, uncooked “,” vegetable oil cooking spray”,”1/4 cup onion, chopped “,”6 ounces Italian turkey sausage”,”1 teaspoon italian seasoning”,”1 dash crushed red pepper flakes”,”3/4 cup red bell pepper, julienne cut “,”1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed “,”1 dash crushed red pepper flakes”,”1 (14 1/2 ounce) can no-salt-added whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped “,”1/4 cup dry red wine (glass for the chef)”,”1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped “]
Number of Servings: 2
Steps: [‘Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and set aside.’, ‘Coat a large skillet with cooking spray, and place over medium heat until hot.’, ‘Add onion, sauté 3 minuets.’, ‘Add sausage and next 3 ingredients, cook 5 minutes or until sausage is browned, stirring to crumble.’, ‘Drain and set aside.’, ‘Wipe skillet with paper towel.’, ‘Coat skillet with spray; place over medium heat until hot.’, ‘Add bell pepper, sauté 4 minuted.’, ‘Add sausage mixture, tomatoes and wine, stir well.’, ‘Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.’, ‘Stir in parsley.’, ‘Serve over pasta!’]