CASTELLANE PASTA WITH SAUSAGE, PEPPERS, CHERRY TOMAOTES, AND MARJORAM

Castellane Pasta with Sausage, Peppers, Cherry Tomaotes, and Marjoram image

Time 35m

Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound hot Italian sausages, casings removed
2 red bell peppers, chopped (about 2 cups)
1 large onion, chopped (about 2 cups)
2 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh marjoram
2 12-ounce packages cherry tomatoes
12 ounces castellane (long oval shells) or fusilli pasta
5 ounces crumbled goat cheese

Steps:

Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausages; sauté until browned, breaking up with back of fork, about 5 minutes. Add peppers and onion; sauté until soft and onion is golden brown, about 13 minutes. Stir in marjoram, then tomatoes. Simmer until tomatoes soften and release their juices, crushing with back of fork, about 5 minutes. Season generously to taste with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain.
Return pasta to pot. Add sausage mixture and goat cheese; stir to blend. Transfer pasta to plates and serve.