ORECCHIETTE PASTA WITH SAUSAGE & ROASTED PEPPERS

Orecchiette pasta with sausage & roasted peppers image

Provided by anna messina

Categories Roasts

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 medium red bell peppers cleaned cored
2 medium yellow bell peppers cleaned cored
1 lb italian sausage, hot or mild removed from casing
salt and pepper
2 tsp olive oil
1 Tbsp butter cut into sm. pieces
parmigiano-reggiano, grated

Steps:

1. Heat broiler. place peppers, skin side up, on foil lined baking sheet broil them on each side til char like (18-20min) when cooke place in bowl & cover w/ plastic wrap to keep steam inside for easy peeling,remove w/ paper towel & shred w/ fingers into strips,reserve juice from peppers do not discard.Set aside both peppers & juice.
2. In pot of boiling water salt & cook pasta according to box,drain & reserve 1/2cp pasta water.Meanwhile , heat skillet w/ olive oil over med. heat & cook sausage breaking it up into sm. pieces, brown 10min or so till all cooked, add roasted peppers & its juice, cook 7min more. Transfer sausage mixture to serving bowl; add pasta, butter,reserved pasta water & parm-regg cheese.Toss & enjoy