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POINTS® Value: 5
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 25 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Spicy sausage, red wine and fire-roasted tomatoes come together in this ragout-like sauce. Truly hearty and satisfying.

Ingredients

* 1/2 pound(s) raw turkey sausage, Italian-style, casings removed
* 2 tsp olive oil, extra-virgin
* 2 medium yellow pepper(s), cut into 2-inch long thin strips
* 1 medium onion(s), thinly sliced
* 1/2 cup(s) red wine
* 1 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
* 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes, fire-roasted recommended
* 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, or less to taste
* 1/4 tsp table salt
* 8 oz uncooked whole-wheat pasta, fusilli
* 1/3 cup(s) basil, fresh, chopped

Instructions

* 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.

Notes

* The sauce is also good spooned over rice.

Toss in some fennel seeds for even greater flavor.

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