This is a great recipe with campanelle pasta, sausage, and roasted red bell peppers. You can be creative and use different types of sausage or a different cheese like mozzarella.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Calories
766 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Place bell peppers on a baking sheet skin-side up and broil until blackened, 8 to 10 minutes. When the peppers are cool enough to handle, scrape away the blackened skins with a knife and discard. Cut the flesh into 1-inch pieces.
Step 2
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking water.
Step 3
Meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium-high heat and cook sausage until well browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Add roasted red bell pepper and continue cooking for about 3 minutes. Add olives, almonds, and thyme. Cover and simmer until flavors are combined, about 5 minutes.
Step 4
Add 2 tablespoons of reserved cooking water and pasta to the sauce and season with salt and pepper. Toss until well combined, adding more cooking water if pasta seems too dry.
Step 5
Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Step 6
Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Ingredients
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste